On page six of its 'sanction agreement' on Chelsea's catalogue of secret payments between 2011 and 2018, the Premier League lays out what factors it considered when deciding on a punishment for the years of rule-breaking over transfers.
The need "to punish the club and to vindicate those clubs who have complied with the relevant rules" is referenced. Along with "the importance of deterring breaches" and "the need to preserve public confidence in the fairness of the competition."
But has that been achieved?
The Premier League handed Chelsea a record £10m fine.