Premier League has charged LCFC with an alleged breach of PSR

[em9999]

4 minutes ago, Uncle Monty said:

Post of the year. 😂 

He's talking shit 

[Jimmy]

4 minutes ago, em9999 said:

He's talking shit 

the people he works with probably think he stinks of it..

[Dr The Singh]

Just now, Jimmy said:

the people he works with probably think he stinks of it..

He has a jobI thought he was bum

[Guest Bilo]

13 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

He has a jobI thought he was bum

Nah, I just like it. xxxx 

[davieG]

https://eflanalysis.com/news/the-truth-about-leicester-citys-talks-with-the-efl-over-61m-issue-as-transfer-embargo-mooted/

The truth about Leicester City’s talks with the EFL over £61m issue as transfer embargo mooted
Callum Boyle
Thu 28 August 2025 15:00, UK
Leicester City’s summer has been dominated by their transfer activity, or lack of it.

A number of high-profile players have departed the King Power Stadium but Marti Cifuentes has only been able to make one addition, the signing of 38-year-old free agent Asmir Begovic.

King Power have been dealing with financial problems of their own and with only a few days of the window remaining, it seems as if more outgoings are likely than anyone coming in.

The lack of activity has sparked some speculation among supporters about the possibility of the club being under embargo, or on an EFL-imposed business plan.

And here, EFL Analysis can exclusively reveal what exactly is going on at Leicester City right now.

 

Are Leicester City under a business plan?
EFL Analysis’ Chief finance expert Adam Williams has been following the Foxes closely throughout the summer due to the ongoing problems with King Power and the lack of recruitment.

Williams confirmed that Leicester are under no form of transfer embargo or business plan as it stands.

However, the latter isn’t as straightforward and it’s thought that the Championship club may be in talks with the EFL ahead of submitting their financial accounts at an earlier period.

Chart depicting Leicester City profit and loss statistics from 2018-19 to 2023-23, with EFL Analysis logo
Leicester City profit and loss chart Credit: Adam Williams/EFL Analysis/GRV Media

 

He said: “If the EFL had placed Leicester City under a formal embargo they would be obliged to disclose that. So we can say with certainty that isn’t the case. Where things get a little murkier is with the business plans that the EFL can either impose or work on with individual clubs on an informal basis. It’s an issue of semantics, really.

“The EFL has worked with clubs in the past when they are forecasting a PSR breach, i.e., when a club hasn’t yet breached but is on track to do so at the end of the financial year. The EFL revised its rules in April so that clubs who were relegated from the Premier League any previous given season wouldn’t slip through the cracks here in terms of jurisdiction.

“Under this new system, Leicester will be required to submit its audited financial accounts for the previous financial year in December, then the EFL can take pre-emptive action from March onwards. That can be in the form of a ‘business plan’ or demanding that clubs make sales once the June transfer window opens.

“But the distinction we need to make is between this season’s PSR assessment and the referral by the Premier League to an independent commission for an alleged breach in 2023-24. The club can’t really control the outcome in that case, which is still ongoing. It’s down to the legal branch at this point. A points deduction could well be beckoning, but that’s for a previous PSR period, not this one, so there wouldn’t be a business plan imposed FOR THIS SEASON on that basis.

“What Leicester do have control over is how they position themselves in the current three-year assessment window, which encompasses 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.“

Why have Leicester City been so quiet in the transfer window?
While it’s been quiet so far, there is still time to get some deals over the line.

Joao Rego is one of those admired by the Foxes and any transfers may go down to the wire, despite the priority being to remain on the right side of the PSR calculations, according to Williams.

“I suspect that the lack of incoming activity is more about resetting their PSR position as opposed to any formal business plan,” he added. “Will there have been a liaison process with the EFL? Yes, probably. But that’s standard, and I suspect that will be more about keeping the authorities on-side given the issues they have had with non-cooperation in the past. The club have also previously briefed that the PSR issue hanging over them has stifled them in the transfer market in terms of attracting players, so that could be a factor too. But the way I see it, Leicester have much more breathing space in this current assessment window.

Infographic explaining PSR (Profit and Sustainability Rules) for the Premier League, EFL Championship, and UEFA competitions
PSR infographic Credit: EFL Analysis/GRV Media

“Leicester have only made one permanent signing this summer, and that is Asmir Begovic on a free. The wage bill will have come down pretty significantly with the players who have left the club, and they have generated somewhere around £45m in fees. The £90m that Leicester lost in 2022-23 has now dropped out of their three-year PSR calculation, which is a positive. The £19m they lost in 2023-24 will probably swing back to a positive result as far as PSR is concerned when allowable costs are factored in.

“In 2025-26, their three-year loss limit is about £61m. So their compliance this season hinges on their financial result in 2024-25. Dewsbury-Hall was a ‘pure profit’ sale, which will help, but the signings they made will have increased amortisation by somewhere around £20m. They were running at an operating loss of about £80m the previous season and, even with Premier League TV money, that negative is going to remain.”

[Sly]

I mean, as I club make next to no effort to communicate with us, we could be under a business plan agreement with the EFL.

 

King Power / Top are the equivalent of North Korea at this point in terms of communication. 

 

The EFL wouldn’t need to announce it. 
 

If Begovic has come in on basically a coaches wage, as he should never be playing, then that doesn’t really count as a signing. 

[coolhandfox]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

I mean, as I club make next to no effort to communicate with us, we could be under a business plan agreement with the EFL.

 

King Power / Top are the equivalent of North Korea at this point in terms of communication. 

 

The EFL wouldn’t need to announce it. 
 

If Begovic has come in on basically a coaches wage, as he should never be playing, then that doesn’t really count as a signing. 

He's registered as a player, so that doesn't really make sense.

[Gav_LCFC14]

Surely with all the money raised on the outgoings and the loanfest for the incomings, we've now turned a page on this fiasco that's plagued us for years.

 

Start of a new Era.

[los dedos]

This should help with PSR 😂

[les-tah]

11 minutes ago, los dedos said:

This should help with PSR 😂

Kin hell weve hit rock bottom, we gonna be doing charcoal teeth whitening and FM perfume next

[slymunn]

On 01/09/2025 at 20:58, Gav_LCFC14 said:

Surely with all the money raised on the outgoings and the loanfest for the incomings, we've now turned a page on this fiasco that's plagued us for years.

 

Start of a new Era.

At the end of this season most of the remaining big earners are out of contract. 

We should be in a far better place financially at the end of this season, as long as we are still competitive in the league.

[Pita]

1 hour ago, los dedos said:

This should help with PSR 😂

Oh dear how the mighty have fallen. We are scraping the barrel 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

51 minutes ago, Pita said:

Oh dear how the mighty have fallen. We are scraping the barrel 

It's an EFL wide thing. We're obliged to post this. 

 

 

Edited 9 September 2025 by Sol thewall Bamba

[MrSpaM]

2 hours ago, los dedos said:

This should help with PSR 😂

Is our new shirt sponsor going to be some corner shop down Narborough Road or something?

[filbertway]

2 hours ago, los dedos said:

This should help with PSR 😂

[ClaphamFox]

3 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

It's an EFL wide thing. We're obliged to post this. 

Indeed...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[brookfox]

8 minutes ago, MrSpaM said:

Is our new shirt sponsor going to be some corner shop down Narborough Road or something?

If it is, I hope it’s Simply Pleasure. IYKYK!

[urban.spaceman]

Leeds and Everton reached settlement over 2021-22 profit and sustainability rules breach

Leeds United and Everton reached an out-of-court settlement in connection with the latter’s breach of profit and sustainability rules during the 2021-22 season earlier this year.

In November 2023, a Premier League independent commission found Everton guilty of the breach and the club later admitted it exceeded the permitted three-year losses of £105m by around £19.5m.

Everton were deducted 10 points in November 2023, although it was later reduced to six on appeal. This penalty allowed Everton’s rivals to assess the earnings they may have lost as a result of this rule breach.

Burnley, who were relegated two places and four points behind Everton in 21-22, are in court with the Merseyside club to argue their case for lost earnings. Leeds, who were not relegated in 2022, but did finish one place and one point behind Everton in 17th, weighed up taking similar court action. Leicester City, Southampton and Nottingham Forest also initially indicated they would consider legal action.

However, sources with knowledge of the case, who spoke anonymously to protect relationships, said the Leeds hierarchy did not believe their case was strong enough to go to court. Therefore, the two clubs reached an agreement earlier this year, which draws a line under the matter for good.

The financial package remains undisclosed, but according to the Premier League’s official table of merit payments for 21-22, 17th-place Leeds received £2,057,220 less than 16th-place Everton.

Everton also breached PSR rules in 2022-23, when Leeds were relegated. However, Leeds were two places back in 19th and could not argue they would have survived if Everton had either been punished (with a points deduction) or honoured the PSR rules.

Leeds and Everton declined to comment.

(Photo: Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images)

Edited 23 September 2025 by urban.spaceman

[davieG]

Premier League wants minimum six-point penalty for serious breach of planned spending rules

 

Premier League wants minimum six-point penalty for serious breach of planned spending rules

 

The Premier League is planning to introduce a minimum sanction of a six-point deduction for serious breaches of the new spending regulations it wants in place next season. Under draft proposals for the squad-cost ratio (SCR) system shared with clubs at their shareholders’ meeting this week, a fixed tariff for overspending would be introduced for the first time.

Related: Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

A club guilty of breaching SCR by 30% would be docked six points. Extra points could be deducted on a sliding scale for more serious breaches of the spending cap, which would restrict spending on transfers, player wages and agent fees to 85% of revenue. Smaller breaches would be punished by a financial levy tied to the percentage of the overspend. The Premier League declined to comment.

The clubs have been debating for 18 months replacing profitability and sustainability rules (PSR), which allow a maximum £105m loss over a rolling three-year period, and much of this week’s meeting was spent discussing potential sanctions. The league informed clubs there would be no fines for minor breaches during the first year of SCR to give them time to adjust but that the points-deduction threat would be in place to guard against egregious overspending.

SCR would operate in real time rather than retrospectively, enabling the league to monitor spending during the season and apply sanctions if necessary. The retrospective application of PSR rules has created problems for the league and tension between clubs.

Everton were found guilty of breaching PSR rules for the period ending with the 2021-22 season but were not docked points until November 2023. Had the eventual six-point penalty been applied in the 2021-22 season, Everton would have been relegated and Burnley would have stayed up.

Burnley are involved in an arbitration hearing with Everton, having filed a claim for £50m in compensation. Everton have paid a much smaller amount in compensation to Leeds, who lost out on prize money after finishing one place behind them, in a dispute settled out of court.

Fixed tariffs would also bring greater clarity. Nottingham Forest were given a four-point penalty in March 2024 despite having overspent by more than Everton.

The clubs will discuss the issue again at their next shareholders’ meeting in November, when the league wants a vote. As a result of qualifying for Europe, nine clubs are committed to a system of SCR operated by Uefa, which caps player spending at 70% of revenue.

The league plans to reduce its limit to 70% over the next three years, and there is cautious optimism among the executive that it will be approved. A resolution in November would give clubs clarity before the January transfer window regarding which rules will be in place next season. If the vote is not carried, PSR will continue for 2026-27.

There remains less confidence at the league that a second set of new spending rules known as top-to-bottom anchoring, which would cap each club’s spending at about five times the bottom side’s central income from TV revenue, shared commercial payments and prize money, will get the 14 votes needed to be introduced.

No club currently exceeds the five-times multiple, which if in operation this season would have been pegged to Southampton’s 2024-25 Premier League income of £109.2m, but many of the bigger teams would like the flexibility to do so.

[Ian Nacho]

 

 

[TheGoldenGod]

29 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

 

 

JP is saying the hearing will begin in the next weeks and there won't be a conclusion until next year! To be honest I thought it was already with the independent commission so looks like this will drag on into Jan/Feb time!

[TheGoldenGod]

Interestingly, that article also says we had lots of interest for Ben Nelson from the Premier League and turned down bids due to our high valuation....maybe play the kid then

[Sol thewall Bamba]

[Noahfence]

10 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Interestingly, that article also says we had lots of interest for Ben Nelson from the Premier League and turned down bids due to our high valuation....maybe play the kid then

No we must continue with Faes & Vestergaard. When have they ever let us down? 

[RoboFox]

This is even more boring than the football we’re churning out every week.