Burnley could SUE the Premier League for compensation after they reduced Everton’s 10-point deduction for breaching spending rules Everton’s 10-point deduction was reduced to six by the Premier League Burnley are 11 points adrift of safety and 12 points behind Sean Dyche’s side Nottingham Forest have no right to moan about Liverpool’s winner – It’s All Kicking Off podcast
Burnley are taking legal advice over suing the Premier League for compensation after Everton’s punishment for breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules was confirmed as a six-point deduction last week.
Mail Sport revealed last year that several Premier League clubs were considering legal action against Everton after they were charged with spending breaches, but that prospect has dissipated due to the club’s financial problems.
Burnley are exploring the possibility of bringing a financial claim against the Premier League however, on the grounds that they were relegated to the Championship due to what they regard as the top-flight executive’s failure to enforce spending rules in real time.
he Lancashire club finished four points behind Everton in 18th place in the 2021-22 season, the final campaign of the three-year period for which their rivals have been punished for overspending, but would have stayed up had the six-point penalty been imposed during that season.
As Mail Sport revealed at the time Burnley and Leeds wrote to the Premier League in May 2022 with a warning that they reserved the right to sue due concern over Everton’s spending after they posted losses of £371.8m over three years without being charged.
Everton were charged with breaching rules the following March, and now that the case has finally concluded with the sanction reduced to a six-point deduction on appeal Burnley are considering their options.
