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Leicester City FFP points deduction claims emerge
Leicester City face a potential points deduction in the Premier League next season should they make an instant return to the top-flight, according to reports.
The Foxes are currently top of the Championship with Leeds only five points behind them with 11 games left to play. Enzo Maresca’s side have saw their monumental gap at the top cut down in recent weeks after losing their last three games.
However, The Sun have reported that City are facing questions from clubs in both the Premier League and Championship over two breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. It’s said that clubs suspect that City broke the top flight’s £105million limit on losses for the three years that ended last season.
Rivals are also believed to claim that Leicester will surpass the £83million of combined losses they can make over the years ending with the current campaign. The report does claim, however, that promotion back to the Premier League could see them avoid any sanction.
Leicester are yet to release their accounts for the year ending 2023. Under the Premier League’s clamp down through its Profitability and Sustainability rules (PSR), Everton and Nottingham Forest are facing punishment for their alleged breaches in the same term.
Both clubs had to submit their 2022/23 figures on December 31 and it’s reported that Leicester would have been in the same position, but their relegation in May meant they didn’t have to reveal their numbers.
City are currently five points clear of Leeds United in third place and remain top of the Championship table despite losing their past three games.
