After their points deduction was confirmed, Leeds United wants to put even more pressure on Everton this week in preparation for their impending Premier League lawsuit.
The Whites are trying to catch league-leading Leicester City this season, and they want to go up at the first opportunity under the 49ers.
Leeds and the Foxes will both be miffed that Everton’s continued punishment from the authorities for financial fair play violations is the only reason they are in the Championship.
Updates on Everton’s point deduction.
Today, it was confirmed that Everton had received the biggest deduction in league history—a whopping 10-point penalty from the Premier League:
Despite their intention to file an appeal, the Toffees have dropped to 19th place in the standings, level on points with Sheffield United, who are currently in last place.
According to David Ornstein, Angus Kinnear, the CEO of Leeds, was in charge of the Premier League conducting a more thorough investigation into Everton’s financial situation.
Leeds, will you sue?
According to Matt Hughes of the Daily Mail, Leeds, Leicester, and Burnley have now officially announced their plans to sue the Merseyside team.
They filed a lawsuit claiming they lost out on £100 million in revenue each as a result of being demoted to the Championship.
“Mail Sport has learned that senior representatives from the three clubs had discussions this afternoon to reiterate their intention to file a lawsuit following the Premier League’s confirmation of Everton’s guilty decision and the largest-ever 10-point deduction in the history of the league.
“It is understood that the three resentful parties have decided to carry out their earlier threats to sue Everton. They developed these threats during the summer after Sean Dyche’s team narrowly avoided relegation on the last day of the season by just two points.”
As much as we should be angry at the Premier League and Everton for allowing them to break the rules without facing immediate repercussions, we should also take responsibility for our own failure.
The argument could be made that most clubs would take the risk of spending more money than they can afford in order to secure their status if they knew that the only punishment was a 10-point deduction after two seasons.
If we had not been able to replace Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips with what we brought in, we also would not have sold them for meagre sums of money.
Though we finished 19th last season and would have been relegated even if Everton had been punished sooner, I don’t see Leeds’ legal claim succeeding.
