{"id":297357,"date":"2023-11-17T14:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297357"},"modified":"2023-11-17T14:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:24:03","slug":"exclusive-burnley-leeds-and-leicester-to-sue-everton-for-300m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/exclusive-burnley-leeds-and-leicester-to-sue-everton-for-300m\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Burnley, Leeds and Leicester to SUE Everton for \u00a3300M"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Burnley, Leeds and Leicester plan to SUE Everton for \u00a3300MILLION after Toffees were found guilty of breaking Premier League spending rules<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ: Everton are stunned by a TEN-POINT deduction from the Premier League\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aggrieved trio are said to have held talks this afternoon to go over plans to sue\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthony Gordon should ditch England to play for Scotland &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Burnley, Leeds and Leicester have confirmed their intention to sue Everton for a total of \u00a3300million after the club were found guilty of breaching financial fair play rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport<\/span> has learned that senior figures at the three clubs held talks this afternoon to reaffirm their plans to sue after the Premier League confirmed Everton&#8217;s guilty verdict and 10-point deduction, the biggest in the competition&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>The aggrieved trio are understood to have agreed to follow through on their previous threats to sue Everton, which they formulated over the summer after Sean Dyche&#8217;s side narrowly escaped relegation on the final day of the campaign by just two points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leeds and Leicester were relegated to the Championship and Burnley have leant their support as they remain convinced that Everton&#8217;s spending breached financial rules the previous season when they were relegated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/13\/76108999-12762017-Any_legal_action_would_be_a_serious_blow_to_777_s_plans_to_buy_E-a-23_1700227778713.jpg\" height=\"515\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton are set to face a \u00a3300million lawsuit from rival teams after their 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League spending rules, something they club are strongly appealing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/13\/76108907-12762017-Burnley_were_relegated_in_2021_22_when_Everton_s_spending_also_a-a-21_1700229540768.jpg\" height=\"334\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/13\/76108835-12762017-Leicester_were_relegated_last_season-a-22_1700229540769.jpg\" height=\"334\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/13\/76108837-12762017-Leeds_also_joined_Leicester_in_dropping_to_the_Championship-a-23_1700229540770.jpg\" height=\"334\" width=\"195\"><\/p>\n<p>Leicester (middle) and Leeds (right) are unhappy that Everton&#8217;s charges were not dealt with last season\u00a0as they believe the delay may have helped Everton escape relegation &#8211; which they suffered &#8211; to the Championship. Burnley (left) are aggrieved having been relegated a year prior<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The three clubs have repeatedly expressed unhappiness that the Everton case was not dealt with last season and are understood to feel even more strongly following the guilty verdict, as a points deduction in the previous campaign would have relegated them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dyche&#8217;s side can still survive this season as despite losing 10 points they are only two points from safety with over two-thirds of the season remaining.<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport<\/span> revealed last month that Burnley, Leeds and Leicester had written a joint letter to the Premier League notifying them of their plans to sue if Everton were found guilty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a3300m figure is based on a rough estimate of the \u00a3100m each club believes they lost by being relegated to the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of facing joint legal action from three other clubs is another significant blow for Everton, and could derail the planned takeover from American investment firm 777 Partners.<\/p>\n<p>The punishment brightens the spotlight on both Manchester City and Chelsea and a former advisor to City tweeted that the precedent set by Everton&#8217;s penalty could later result in relegation for both Premier League heavyweights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/13\/76108829-12762017-Manager_Sean_Dyche_now_sees_his_side_in_19th_place_only_off_the_-a-24_1700229540772.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manager Sean Dyche now sees his side in 19th place, only off the bottom on goal difference<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12762017\/Burnley-Leeds-Leicester-SUE-Everton-300million.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burnley, Leeds and Leicester plan to SUE Everton for \u00a3300MILLION after Toffees were found guilty of breaking Premier League spending rules READ: Everton are stunned by a TEN-POINT deduction from the Premier League\u00a0 Aggrieved trio are said to have held talks this afternoon to go over plans to sue\u00a0 Anthony Gordon should ditch England to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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