EFL stance revealed on potential future Leicester City PSR punishment | OneFootball

The Football League intend to charge Leicester City with a PSR breach if they are relegated to the Championship.

The EFL intend to charge Leicester City for breaching profit and sustainability rules if they are relegated from the Premier League.

The Foxes had been embroiled in a legal battle with the Premier League for a similar offence, and it had been expected that they would be hit with a points deduction.

However, Leicester fought that, and it was announced earlier this month that the independent commission had ruled in their favour, meaning Steve Cooper’s side would not lose any points, which boosts their chances of survival.

Leicester City face EFL scrutiny in the future

But, it appears that the Midlands outfit could face further problems if they do go down, as the Guardian has revealed that EFL are looking to charge the club, and they have ‘received assurances’ they wouldn’t be prevented in doing so in the way the Premier League were.

“The English Football League wants to charge Leicester over the alleged breach of profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) the Premier League was blocked from pursuing this month, if the club are relegated.

“The EFL is determined to ensure the regulations are enforced and is understood to have received guidance that Leicester would fall under its jurisdiction if relegated. The club officially joined the Championship on 13 June 2023 before filing their accounts two and a half weeks later.

“The EFL will argue that it can impose sanctions on Leicester for the 2020-23 cycle because the club, despite having competed in the Premier League for all three seasons, were officially in the Championship when their accounts were submitted. Leicester’s permitted losses would be reduced by £22m to £83m because the EFL’s spending limits are stricter.”

Leicester City’s off-field uncertainty continues

This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise to Leicester, as it was known that they had potentially breached the Championship rules, but they then won promotion, which meant they were then a Premier League club.

Pleasingly for the club, they got the issue sorted with the Premier League, and it will be a major relief for all connected to Leicester that they won’t be hit with a points deduction.

That could have been a huge blow for Cooper and his side, who are going to be in a battle to stay up anyway.

Obviously, this update is something that they will only have to worry about if they go down, and if they do, you can be sure that other clubs will be monitoring events closely.

The likes of Birmingham and Reading are just some of the clubs that have lost points over the years, and if Leicester haven’t played within the rules, they deserve a punishment.

But, it is frustrating for the fans, and it seems Leicester will have another period of uncertainty if they are relegated, as they wait for cases to be heard and for an independent commission to decide whether they should be punished, which is something we’ve had to get used to in modern football.