Premier League clubs will find out in the coming weeks whether they will be charged with breaching financial regulations.
Liverpool are not at risk of such sanctions, but will monitor the situation closely. Football.London reports that all 20 clubs have submitted their 2022/2023 accounts by December 31.
All allegations of profit and sustainability violations are expected to be announced by January 14. Everton dropped 10 points earlier this season. The rules allow clubs to spend up to 105 million pounds ($133 million) over three years.
The limit is even lower if the club has spent time in the EFL during that period. Football financial expert Kieran Maguire told The Times that Nottingham Forest, who have played in the second tier for one of the last three seasons, are at risk of being punished. The Premier League has made deliberate efforts to speed up the process of obtaining and enforcing sanctions.
All violations will be resolved by April and points will be deducted for the current season.
Manchester City face 115 FFP breaches and Chelsea are under investigation for alleged overpayments while former owner Roman Abramovich was at the club.
Both cases will take much longer to reach a conclusion, so the process must be expedited. illusion. Maguire said Chelsea could avoid FFP sanctions after a recent crackdown on excessive long-term contract trading despite spending more than $1 billion on Todd Boly.
Sources said: Only if the Premier League breaks the rules. good. But most importantly, the sanctions apply immediately, rather than years in advance.
If Manchester City are punished for any or all of the allegations against them, it will be too late. The name has been removed, but is already commemorated. If they are also found guilty, it will be very difficult because of the various consequences.
Not only could a team like Liverpool have won a retroactive title, but many clubs would have unfairly missed out on European qualification. It was impossible to go back and fix it completely. There is no easy way to solve this case and the investigations into Manchester City and Chelsea are likely to be postponed.