This is the single biggest claim made by one club against another in Premier League history.
Four years on from being deducted points for breaching PSR rules, Everton continue to be punished for those indiscretions.
There is a feeling that the latest ruling makes it a triple jeopardy for one single sanction – the points deduction they received at the time, the financial implications of merit money reducing by dropping down the table and now this claim from Burnley.
Everton’s hierarchy have reacted with astonishment at the panel’s decision to award this compensation claim to the Clarets and feel the judgement is flawed and one that is hugely excessive.
While this took place on the watch of former owner Farhad Moshiri, the Friedkin Group are now having for fork out significant sum of money for the claim against the football club, and it is not known whether any contingencies were put in place to claim the sum back from the Iranian’s business.
Nevertheless, it is understood this ruling has no impact on the current ownership’s transfer plans for the summer or direction of the club. In fact, sources have said it will embolden them to drive Everton forward and back towards the top echelons of the Premier League.
There is a feeling, though, that the amount awarded is grossly unfair in comparison to the £10m fine handed to Chelsea in March after they admitted making £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and the £5.5m punishment given to West Ham in 2007 over the transfers of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
Tuesday’s news came out of the blue as Everton were not given a date by which a ruling should be handed down – the same principle which applies to Manchester City and their 115 charges for allegedly breaching financial rules.
Everton have immediately appealed the decision, but feel it could potentially have huge implications for Premier League football as a whole if they are not successful.
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