Premier League drops PSR case against Everton, removing threat of points loss
Everton will not face further penalties for breaking sustainability and profitability rules until 2023, as the Premier
League has withdrawn its complaint on interest payments related to the team’s new stadium.
In addition to receiving two more points for admitting to an overspend of £16.6 million through 2023, Everton was
penalised 10 points for a PSR breach up until 2022 last season; this was reduced to six points following an appeal.
However, a component of the 2023 penalty pertaining to interest payments on loans taken out for the construction
of Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock remained a source of contention between the Premier League and
the club.
The Premier League argued Everton were entitled to capitalise £2.06m of £19.02m in interest payments in its
accounts for 2022-23 and had exceeded the £105m threshold by a further £16.96m. Everton disagreed, and faced the
prospect of a third points deduction if found guilty of a larger breach. The hearing was delayed until October last
year to give Everton time to provide more information and documentation on its accounts to the Premier League
board.
“After carefully evaluating the additional information and documents supplied by the club, the Premier League
Board has determined that it would not be appropriate or proportionate to pursue the second part of their
complaint,” the club and the Premier League confirmed in a joint statement issued on Friday. As a result, the league
and the club agree that all legal action against the club for violating the PSR for the fiscal years ending June 30,
2022, and June 30, 2023, concludes.
The club’s new owners, The Friedkin Group, are free of the financial concerns that surfaced in the last years of
Farhad Moshiri’s ownership now that Everton has been found to be PSR compliant for the three-year period up to
2024 and the remaining portion of the 2023 charge has been withdrawn.
Charlie Adam, a former midfielder for Liverpool, is being considered for a position as a specialised set-piece coach in
David Moyes’ backroom staff. Adam, who was fired as Fleetwood Town’s manager last month, is available.
Charlie is one of the few individuals being recommended to Moyes, who stated, “I would like to bring in someone to
take care of the set-pieces.” Many excellent people have asked me questions about it.
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