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How much Arsenal players were fined compared to Chelsea after punishment list is leaked online

Frank Lampard's list of club rules and fines from Chelsea's training ground has been leaked online.

The list, which was first published on Reddit, makes it clear to the players how much money they will have to pay should they break any of the agreed rules, and is signed at the bottom by Lampard and dated August 27.

It is not yet clear who leaked the picture initially but a club source has told football.london that it is genuine.

The picture shows that Blues players will be deducted up to £2,500 if they are late for match days and treatment, which rises to an £20,000 if they are late for the start of training.

Other fines include a maximum of £10,000 for not reporting illness or injury before a day off or 90 minutes ahead of training, and £5,000 for not turning up for corporate or community duties.

Chelsea's list was a reminder that of the system that most Premier League clubs have in place to maintain discipline.

The same applies at London rivals Arsenal, whose own training ground rules were leaked six years ago online.

A document, printed on Arsenal headed paper, detailed a list of rules for Arsene Wenger's players, with many similar to the ones seen imposed by Lampard.

The fines included £1,000 for players not turning up for matches they are not involved in, £500 for arriving late for travel or training, £250 for not turning up on time to a team meeting or meal and £100 for taking a newspaper, laptop or phone into the medical area or dressing room.

It was revealed at the time that former defender Per Mertesacker, who is now head of Arsenal's academy, was the player tasked with collecting fines from players.

When asked why he chose Mertesacker, Arsene Wenger joked: "The Germans do well economically and we respect that. They are the only ones that make money in Europe. That’s why we’ve chosen a German."

Former Arsenal boss Wenger did admit, however, that he was disappointed about the picture going public online: "It’s more disappointing than upsetting. It’s one of the things I told you before. You cannot keep anything inside any more.

"It’s frustrating because I feel you have a right to privacy inside the dressing room. When that is not respected, it’s disappointing.

"It was not malicious. It’s more innocent. The intention counts for me and I don’t think the intention behind that was anything bad. It’s more disappointing than anything else.

"I don't talk about what happens inside. We live in a world that you do not have to come into our sleeping room to know exactly what happens.

"It becomes a little bit ridiculous now that every single moment of a football club has to be absolutely public and explained.

"We have to stand up for our bad performances, but not for everything that goes on at the club."

An Arsenal spokesman said at the time: "The pictures are genuine. We understand that they were taken by a friend of a member of staff during a private visit to the training ground.

"The manager was made aware of the pictures being published, and we are very disappointed. We will review our procedures."

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