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Fulham fined for breaching rules (Source- Twitter)
Fulham have been in 13th place in the English Premier League (EPL) this season. The Cottagers have struggled with consistent form in the league so far and have 12 wins to their name. However, the misery for the club does not end here as they have been fined £75,000 by the Premier League and given a suspended six-month ban, restricting them from registering any academy players currently or previously registered with another club.
The ban has been implemented due to a payment made by the Cottagers to Balham Blazers FC following Fabio Carvalho's move to Liverpool. The footballer joined the Cottagers' academy from Balham Blazers in December 2014. The club has accepted their mistake and agreed to abide by the ban imposed by the Premier League rules in relation to player registrations for the upcoming season.
The club's ban is suspended for one year and has been in effect since April 15, 2024. Carvalho is currently on loan from Liverpool at Hull, as the latter club is chasing promotion from the Championship via the play-offs. He moved to England at the age of 11 and played for Balham until Under-12 level.
Carvalho yet to decide on future
The Portuguese midfielder made 44 appearances, scoring 12 goals across all competitions for the club. However, he has struggled to secure a place in the Reds' starting XI, making just 21 appearances for the Merseyside club. After spending the first half of the season with RB Leipzig, the midfielder joined Hull on loan in January and has reminded clubs of his abilities by scoring 9 goals in 19 games, putting the Tigers firmly in the play-off race with only one game remaining in the season.
The Premier League said, 'The club will face a six-month ban (suspended for one year) from registering any academy players currently or previously registered.' The judgement about the issue further added that the London club 'has accepted that the payment of the settlement sum pursuant to the Carvalho agreement and/or settlement agreement constitutes breaches of rule U.38.'