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FA Investigating Chelsea for 'Illegal Payments' in Andreas Christensen Signing

The Football Association has confirmed it is "reviewing" allegations made against Chelsea that the club made "illegal payments" to Andreas Christensen's father, Sten, when they signed the defender in 2012.

Per Sam Cunnigham of inews.co.uk, Danish newspaper Politiken published Football Leaks documents in November that showed Sten was employed by Chelsea as a scout on July 1, 2012, the day they signed Christensen, and he subsequently received payments totalling over £650,000.

That was all while he remained a goalkeeping coach at Brondby, the club Chelsea signed Christensen from, and he did not do any scouting for Chelsea in the four years he was paid £11,400 per month plus VAT.