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Chelsea to escape punishment for making illegal payments to Andreas Christensen's father as the club declared them during Premier League amnesty period in 2015 Chelsea were alleged to have signed Andreas Christensen's father, Sten, as a scout in 2015 on the same day that his son signed for club  However he reportedly did no work for the Blues over a period of four years They will escape punishment as it was declared during amnesty period in 2015 Liverpool and Everton have previously been fined for breaking similar rules 

By David Kent for MailOnline

Published: 22:03 GMT, 15 March 2019 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 15 March 2019

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Chelsea will escape punishment for making alleged illegal payments to the father of defender Andreas Christensen, as they were declared during a Premier League amnesty period in 2015.

The club were alleged to have employed the Dane's father, Sten, as a scout on the day they signed the player - paying him £11,400 per month for four years - though he did not carry out any scouting duties for Chelsea.

However, in November 2015 the Premier League allowed clubs to admit to breaking rules around signing youth players in order to help create new policies designed to prevent such breaches in the future. Chelsea are believed to have declared the

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