Simon Jordan said on Piers Morgan's Uncensored that Chelsea are actually "bigger and worse offenders" than Manchester City when it comes to breaching financial regulations.
Jordan's main argument
The former Crystal Palace chairman said: "If you believe in fairness and Man City's team have been assembled in an unfair way, but the interesting thing for me is that if you introduce unjust rules - don't be surprised when people behave unjustly."
Jordan also said: "Why isn't there real rage about Chelsea? Chelsea were allowed to do what Man City were never allowed to do and yet, six years after they were allowed into the room, they still cheated."
He added: "So Chelsea got in the room, got to spend what they want, Man City come along and then people went 'no, you can't come in, we're going to shut the door now'."
Chelsea sanctions cited by GOAL
GOAL reported that a self-reporting initiative by Chelsea's current BlueCo ownership revealed £47.5 million in undisclosed payments routed through third parties for Chelsea's benefit between 2011 and 2018.
These violations resulted in a £10.75m fine and a suspended one-year transfer ban earlier this year. Chelsea also received an immediate nine-month academy embargo alongside a £750,000 penalty for separate youth registration breaches.
GOAL reported that Chelsea must operate under the looming threat of their suspended first-team transfer ban.
Ruling and mitigation factors cited by GOAL
GOAL reported that the Premier League's recent ruling found Manchester City guilty of 114 out of 115 financial charges. GOAL reported that Manchester City deny the allegations and are appealing the verdict.
GOAL also reported that the Premier League determined Chelsea would have complied with Profitability and Sustainability Rules even if the third-party payments had been officially declared. GOAL reported that Chelsea's decision to self-report and cooperate heavily mitigated their eventual punishment.
Jordan's comparison of the two clubs
Jordan said: "But Chelsea were already in that room and five years later, they're still cheating."
He also said: "So Chelsea actually are bigger offender and worse offenders than Man City. Because Man City weren't ever allowed to be in the room and they've had to cheat to get in the room. So when you think about it in those terms, start getting some ire about Chelsea as well."