Leicester City’s six-point PSR penalty upheld as both appeals dismissed | OneFootball

Leicester City’s PSR saga is over after an appeal board rejected both the club’s and the Premier League’s cases, so the six-point deduction stays.

Per LeicesterMercury.co.uk, City contested jurisdiction and the sanction baseline, while the league pushed for an extra point over late filing.

City argued rule W.52.10, added in March 2025, could not be applied to finances ending June 2024. The board said City had not shown they were told the rule would not apply retrospectively.

City also said the starting point should have been five, not seven. The commission used EFL sanctioning guidelines, adjusted because two of the three seasons were in the top flight, and the board deemed EFL rules appropriate as the breach related to an EFL season. A £9.6m fine mooted as an alternative was irrelevant. The league’s late-filing appeal failed because that factor had already been weighed.

City say their 24-25 PSR assessment was compliant. Unlike last time, there has been no fresh charge more than 24 hours after this ruling.

Agent fees were £5.9m from February to February, third highest in the Championship despite few signings and only free or loan deals. The total reflects renewals, staffing and exits, including work on Wilfred Ndidi and Wout Faes, across 33 transactions, just below the league average of 34. Gary Rowett has nine points from nine games, one win, and City remain in the bottom three, though performances are sturdier. He needs 10 points from the final five to better Marti Cifuentes’ rate.

Source: LeicesterMercury.co.uk