Everton and Nottingham Forest have been charged with failing to comply with Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
Darren Eales, CEO of Newcastle United, feels Everton’s problems with Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) have focused the thoughts of other Premier League clubs.
PSR allows clubs to lose up to £105 million over a rolling three-year reporting period. Those found guilty face a fine or point deduction.
Everton was docked ten points in November, the most severe penalty in Premier League history, after an independent committee determined that the club’s losses in 2021-22 were £124.5 million.
The Toffees are now facing their second punishment after being sent to the independent commission, together with Nottingham Forest, for alleged accounting violations in the fiscal year 2022-23.
Indeed, it was only last week that Eales was questioned about Everton’s condition when Newcastle released their latest accounts, which revealed a £73.4 million after-tax loss. Eddie Howe, manager of Newcastle United, wants to enhance his squad during this month’s transfer window but is unable to do so due to the club’s compliance with PSR.
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“I can only speak for myself, but look, the reality is the Everton judgement showed that there were teeth to the PSR regime and I think that’s something that’s probably focused a lot of minds within the Premier League, that this is something that’s real,” Eales was quoted as saying by reporters.
“To be clear, we’ve understood since our takeover that that is the regime we’re in, and our business model and everything we do is based on the assumption that we are complying.
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“But I think it’s fair to say that a lot of people probably didn’t expect it to be the level that it was, and that’s has certainly focused minds, I think.”
Everton and Forest are both prepared to plead their case. The Toffees, who have appealed their 10-point deduction, will continue to rest their case on the price of constructing their new Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Forest have spent about £250 million on new acquisitions since returning to the Premier League last year, but they will likely refer to the £47.5 million sale of Brennan Johnson to Tottenham Hotspur after the accounting deadline as a way to offset their losses.
The Premier League accused Manchester City in February 2023 with 115 alleged financial rule violations spanning the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 campaign. A hearing is scheduled to take place later this year.
