CHELSEA have been entered for the Conference League next season - despite the extra financial restrictions they will face from Uefa.
Manchester United’s FA Cup Final triumph over Manchester City tipped the sixth-placed Blues into Uefa’s third competition.
It also cost Chelsea £7m in up-front Uefa cash, adding to the Stamford Bridge club’s potential issues.
There had been speculation that Chelsea might opt not to take up their place in the competition.
All clubs playing in Europe must stick to Uefa’s spending limit of 80 per cent of their annual revenues on wages and transfers.
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Whereas Prem PSR rules allow losses of £105m over three years.
Uefa, which has a fixed punishment schedule for breaches, will also not allow Chelsea to include switches of property assets to the club’s owner company in their accounts.
But despite the concerns, Nyon chiefs have now confirmed Chelsea were entered in the Conference League by the FA.
It means they cannot be replaced by Newcastle - who finished seventh in the Prem and were knocked out of Europe altogether by the Old Trafford club’s Wembley triumph.
Chelsea have spent around £1billion on player transfers over the last two years, meaning they are now at risk of breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
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If found guilty of a breach, they could receive a significant points deduction.
The Blues recently appointed former Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca following Mauricio Pochettino's departure.
Poch left Stamford Bridge by mutual consent last month despite having a positive end to the season.
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