If charges of alleged Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) breaches are substantiated, Leicester City might face a six-point penalty.
Three charges against the Foxes are expected to be addressed next week in their most recent legal battle with the Premier League.
The club is accused of violating PSR laws during the 2023/24 season, when it last competed in the championship.
Leicester was also accused of failing to file their annual accounts by the December 31 deadline.
Meanwhile, another accusation was filed for allegedly failing to meet their ‘duty to give full, complete, and rapid support to the Premier League’.
According to reports, if the charges are substantiated, Leicester might face a 12-point deduction.
However, football finance specialist Stefan Borson says six points is the most likely conclusion.
He told White and Jordan on talkSPORT: “It’s actually very similar to the Nottingham Forest and Everton cases in that they breached by about £20 million for 23/24.”
“That was a season when they competed in the English Football League. They were then promoted, and the EFL transferred jurisdiction over the case to the Premier League. So there was a question of whether the Premier League could handle the case or if Leicester could successfully argue that we are not under anyone’s jurisdiction because we are between divisions.
“They accomplished that with 22/23. They were successful there, but they did not win the debate regarding 23/24. So they were charged by the Premier League.
“They owe about £20 million. That’s probably about 25 per cent above the £83 million target that they had because they had one season in the EFL. So two Premier League seasons and one EFL season.
“That means they had approximately £83 million rather than £105 million.
“There’s a lot of discussion that they’ll get 9 to 12 points because people looked at the EFL guidelines and thought, ‘Well, in the EFL, you get 12 points.
“Now, first and foremost, they appear to be defending the case, which implies they will not confess it early.
“That indicates there is a concern about collaboration and documentation, which means if it is discovered against them, they will not receive mitigation.
“If they don’t get mitigation, what you have is the foundation for what this breach is.
“I would think that rather than the 12 or nine points you’ve read about in the media, this will most likely be three points plus three more.
“Taking the prior examples in the Premier League that we’ve had, the Everton and Nottingham Forest cases, it appears that they’re roughly three points for a severe infraction.
“£20 million is a serious breach, with about one point for every 6.5 million pounds or three points for every 20% over the limit.
“So I think it’s around six points.”
Leicester are now 12th in the Championship with 21 points, and a six-point deduction would drop them to 19th, only five points above the relegation zone.
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