Everton have been charged with an alleged breach of breaking Financial Fair Play rules in the Premier League – with the top-flight’s head honcho’s set to issue an independent commission to look into any potential wrongdoing.
Leeds and Burnley, the two sides embroiled in a relegation battle with Everton last season, both began to press charges against what they sensed was a wrongdoing in the books on the Toffees’ behalf, though Leeds’ survival saw the Yorkshire club drop out.
With the pair having written to the league back in May to question Everton’s integrity after recording an insane £371.8million of losses over the past three years – more than the allowed limit of £105m – both indicated their right to make legal claims against both Everton and the Premier League.
And now, despite relegation for the Clarets, ten months on it appears that they had a case to make – with the Premier League issuing an independent commission to look into Everton’s sustainability rule breach on Friday afternoon.
The Premier League’s statement read: “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred an alleged breach of the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules by Everton Football Club to a Commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4.
The assessment period for which it is alleged that the Club is in breach is the period ending Season 2021/22.
“Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs.
The members of the Commission will be appointed by the independent Chair of the Premier League Judicial Panel, in accordance with Premier League Rules W.19, W.20 and W.26.
“The proceedings before the Commission will, in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private.
The nine-time top-flight winners last year denied any wrongdoing, stating: “We are comfortable that we have complied with the rules.
