Journalist details worst-case scenario for Everton amid £300m compensation claim, ‘From what I understand…’
There is a reasonable amount of confidence that any chance of Everton being sued probably wouldn’t lead to the “worst-case scenario” for the club, according to Dean Jones.
Speaking to GiveMeSport on Wednesday (22 November), the former Eurosport journalist said the Toffees are in “disarray” at the moment and that there is a “sense of fear” over what might happen next.
He added that you can “completely see” why Leeds United, Leicester City and Burnley have a case as they aim to receive £300million split between them in compensation after the Blues were found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s spending rules during seasons where those clubs were relegated.
“They’re obviously in disarray at the moment, and there’s a sense of fear over what could happen next,” said Jones. “From what I understand there is a reasonable amount of confidence that any chance of them getting sued probably wouldn’t lead to the worst-case scenario for Everton.
“I think that they would look to deal with that. I think they already feel like they’ve been hard enough done by in this situation without any salt being rubbed into their wounds.
“You can completely see the case that the other teams that have been affected by them spending like this might feel they’ve got a case to actually to get something for themselves here, and to feel that there is some reasons for them to avenge what Everton have gone and done in terms of spending.”
Concerning
There is a long line of things that will have concerned all those associated with Everton over the past few months and the compensation claim will now be near the top of that list.
After being found guilty of breaching the spending rules, the Toffees were hit with a 10-point deduction that saw them drop to 19th in the Premier League table.
The three clubs in question believe that the Blues should have been punished for their offence before now and that could have potentially led to one of them staying up instead over the past couple of seasons.
The £300million fee being sought out by those sides is absolutely massive, though, and anything figure close to that amount could cause major financial problems for a club that is already struggling on that front.
It’s unclear how the situation is going to pan out, but after the recent points deduction verdict, there will be plenty of uneasiness at Goodison about what the outcome will be on this one.
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