Last month, Chelsea were fined £10m and given a suspended two-window ban on registering new players for breaching rules on payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.
A separate six-point deduction, which had been suspended until 30 June 2027, was overturned on appeal.
Chelsea admitted making £47m in undisclosed payments to unregistered agents and third parties related to transfers between 2011 and 2018.
After buying the club in 2022, owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital self-reported 74 breaches of Football Association rules.
The sanctions drew criticism as being too soft, particularly in light of the points deductions handed to Everton and Nottingham Forest in 2024 for Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) breaches.
Premier League chief Richard Masters said the Chelsea matter was historic and different from PSR cases. He noted that the new owners voluntarily disclosed the information, leading to a sanction agreement overseen by an independent commission to ensure it wasn’t excessively lenient. He added that the evidence was incomplete, with key individuals no longer at the club and unavailable for interview, making a fully contested case risky and potentially less effective. The league opted for the sanction agreement as the best course for the competition, while recognizing that some disagree with the decision.