Transfer Ban Suspended

Chelsea should be able to sign players in January after the Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended their FIFA-imposed transfer ban, reports clubcall.com.
The Blues had been banned from making any transfers in the next two transfer windows after being found guilty of tapping up Gael Kakuta from French club Lens. However Chelsea launched an immediate appeal against the ban and then asked for the punishment to be suspended until the final decision on the situation has been made.
CAS have agreed to that and with the decision only set to be made in the New Year, Chelsea should be free to strengthen in the next window.
A statement from CAS read: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has granted the request for a stay filed by Chelsea Football Club Ltd and Mr Gael Kakuta in relation to the decision taken by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber on 27 August 2009.
"The FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber imposed, inter alia, a restriction of four months' ineligibility on Mr Gael Kakuta, and Chelsea Football Club Ltd was banned from registering any new players, either nationally or internationally, for the next two complete, consecutive registration periods. Such sanctions are now stayed until the CAS renders its final decision in this matter."