Everton: Legal minefield on the cards at Goodison Park as threat of further Premier League sanctions grows
After the Premier League announced it would fast-track punishments for any clubs found guilty of profit and sustainability breaches, it could open up a legal minefield for Everton, according to The Telegraph.
The newspaper reported via their website on 14 January that, having already received a ten-point deduction for financial breaches, the lack of action concerning Manchester City remains a point of contention for Everton.
This has emerged after Sean Dyche admitted the club are still in the dark over whether they will face punishment, with growing fears that their most recent financial accounts will be in breach of the rules again.
An unimaginable level of fallout
Given the extent of the protests from Everton fans following their ten-point deduction from the Premier League, one could only imagine the level of fallout should the club be found guilty of further breaches and possibly handed yet another points deduction.
That call would all but relegate the Toffees, as they currently sit just one place above the relegation zone following a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa at Goodison Park, and a further deduction would plunge them deep into the drop zone.
Everton have made attempts to drop their spending in recent years, but the outlay towards the new Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium has caused issues and will now, yet again, push their financial records close to their limits.
The appeal process for their initial ten-point deduction has already begun for Everton, with the bill expected to be taken to parliament in February after an update from Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham on 14 January.
Now, with the possibility of a legal minefield opening up in front of them, Everton face a nervous wait.
In other Everton news, Martin Samuel provided further details about the possibility of another charge.