Leicester City reportedly face a charge for allegedly breaching Premier League financial fair play rules
Leicester City are currently top of the Championship(Image credit: Getty Images)
Championship leaders Leicester City are reportedly set to face a charge for allegedly breaching Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules that could lead to a potential points deduction next season.
According to Sky Sports, Leicester’s accounts for the 2022/23 season, in which they were relegated from the top flight, are believed to show that they breached the permitted limit of £105million of losses over the previous three campaigns.
The accounts are set to be made public later this month, with Sky Sports claiming the club could formally be charged by the Premier League as soon as next week.
Everton and Nottingham Forest also have outstanding charges that could lead to points deductions this season, with the Toffees already having been docked six points this term for a previous breach.
The Foxes are currently three points clear at the top of the Championship table but do not face the threat of a points deduction this season, as they had already been relegated when the Premier League voted to fast-track financial breaches.
Timescales for the case to be heard by an independent disciplinary commission and then adjudicated also mean that a final ruling would be unlikely to be made before the end of the current campaign.
If the mooted charges are upheld by the independent commission, Leicester face the prospect of beginning next season - whether they are in the Premier League or Championship - with a negative points tally.
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For more than a decade Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor, with stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others. He is the author of four football history books that include tomes on Leeds United and the England national team.
