Leicester City face a potential points deduction in the Premier League next season should they make an instant return to the top-flight, according to reports.
The Foxes are currently top of the Championship with 11 games left to play. Despite losing their last three games, Leicester remain favourites to see out the job and return to the Premier League.
However, The Sun have reported that City are facing questions from clubs in both the Premier League and Championship over two breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. It’s said that clubs suspect that Leicester broke the top flight’s £105million limit on losses for the three years that ended last season.
Rivals are also believed to claim that Leicester will surpass the £83million of combined losses they can make over the years ending with the current campaign. The report does claim, however, that promotion back to the Premier League could be a loophole to avoid any sanction.
Leicester are yet to release their accounts for the year ending 2023. Under the Premier League’s clamp down on its Profitability and Sustainability rules (PSR), Everton and Nottingham Forest are facing punishment for their alleged breaches in the same term.
Premier League teams are allowed to lose a maximum of £35million per season across three seasons, but there are a number of losses, such as investment into youth development or infrastructure projects, that are permissible. Both clubs have been deemed to have breached those limits, with the details of their spending to be analysed further at their hearings.
