Burnley suing Everton for £50MILLION as hearing begins after points deduction

A LEGAL case between Burnley and Everton begins this week as the Clarets look to sue their Premier League rivals for £50MILLION.

Burnley claim they are owed compensation following a breach of profit and sustainability rules (PSR) by Everton .

2 Burnley are looking to sue Everton for PSR breaches Credit: Alamy

2 The legal battle relates to Everton's points deduction in 2023 Credit: Getty

The Toffees were handed a 10-point deduction - later reduced to six on appeal - in 2023 after being found to have exceeded the PSR limits over a three-year period ending in the 2021-22 season.

Burnley will argue that had the punishment been introduced when the financial breach took place, they would have avoided the drop.

Burnley finished 18th in the 2021-22 season on 35 points - with Everton ending the campaign in 16th on 39 points.

The Clarets believe they are owed £50m in compensation due to the lost revenue from dropping into the Championship.

The case is being held in private which means the result may never become public.

There is no time frame on a verdict.

The case, which could be significant for the Premier League with Manchester City on the verge of learning their fate over their ' 115 charges ', will commence this week at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in St Paul’s, London.

Legal experts informed The i Paper that if Burnley can provide evidence of a loss of income as a result of the breaches made by Everton, it could give other clubs the opportunity to seek compensation should City's charges be upheld.

Premier League rules allow clubs to lose a maximum of £105million over a three-year period.

However, England's top division could adopt a structure used by Uefa in the near future.

As things stand, all clubs playing in Uefa competitions must limit expenditure on wages and transfer fees to a maximum 70 per cent of revenue.

They are also permitted to report losses of around £52million over a three-year period, although clubs in good financial health are generally permitted slightly higher losses.

Fines have been handed to Chelsea and Aston Villa recently in the wake of financial rule breaches, with both clubs also placed under tighter spending limits.

Everton were initially hit with a 10-point deduction by the Premier League in 2023.

It was then reduced to six points the following February.

A year later the Toffees were deducted another two points for PSR breaches.