Chelsea, which is owned by an American venture capital firm, attributes the record loss to rising operating costs compared with the previous season.
The previous record pre-tax deficit was held by Manchester United, which reported a pre-tax loss of almost SEK 2.5 billion in the 2010–11 season, according to the British news agency PA.
According to the Premier League's financial rules, a club may record a maximum aggregate deficit of SEK 1.3 billion over the three-year period ending in 2024–25. This excludes spending on infrastructure, youth development and women's football.
