{"id":298099,"date":"2023-12-01T18:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298099"},"modified":"2023-12-01T18:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:23:53","slug":"burnley-leeds-and-leicester-are-set-to-withdraw-plan-to-sue-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/burnley-leeds-and-leicester-are-set-to-withdraw-plan-to-sue-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnley, Leeds and Leicester are set to WITHDRAW plan to sue Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span>EXCLUSIVE<\/span> Burnley, Leeds and Leicester are set to WITHDRAW plan to sue Everton, as aggrieved trio seek negotiated settlement instead following Toffees&#8217; 10-point deduction for breaking spending rules<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burnley, Leeds and Leicester have held talks ahead of deadline to make claim\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Aggrieved\u00a0trio of clubs do not want to force Everton into administration\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Burnley, Leeds and Leicester are set to withdraw their planned claim for compensation against Everton in favour of seeking a negotiated settlement with the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has learned that the aggrieved clubs have held talks over the last few days ahead of a deadline to make a formal claim to the Premier League\u2019s independent commission, and are leaning towards holding private discussions with Everton.<\/p>\n<p>The aggrieved trio first served notice of their intention to sue Everton last May along with Nottingham Forest and Southampton in a letter to the Premier League, with the independent commission chaired by David Phillips KC ruling that they had a potential case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The commission\u2019s imposition of a 10-point penalty on Everton a fortnight ago initially increased the clubs\u2019 resolve to claim as they would all have avoided relegation from the Premier League had the sanction been applied during the seasons in which Everton were found to have breached spending rules, but following further discussions it appears they may opt to negotiate instead.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported by Mail Sport there are major doubts over Everton\u2019s ability to pay any fine imposed by the commission, as the club are relying on \u00a320million-a-month loans from prospective buyers 777Partners to fund their day-to-day operations, which would leave them facing administration and a further nine-point penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/15\/78473911-0-image-a-4_1701443986184.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton were docked ten points by a committee but have appealed their punishment<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/15\/76108907-0-Burnley_were_relegated_in_2021_22_when_Everton_s_spending_also_a-a-5_1701444026799.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/15\/76108835-0-Leicester_were_relegated_last_season-a-6_1701444026812.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/15\/76108837-0-Leeds_also_joined_Leicester_in_dropping_to_the_Championship-a-7_1701444026817.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"195\"><\/p>\n<p>Burnley, Leicester and Leeds are set to withdraw their planned claim for compensation\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite feeling aggrieved by the Premier League\u2019s handling of the matter Burnley, Leeds are Leicester are also conscious of not wanting to be responsible for forcing Everton into administration, a consideration which has influenced their thinking.<\/p>\n<p>If Everton agree to negotiate the case would go to arbitration rather than being heard by the Premier League\u2019s independent commission that imposed the 10-point penalty.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to seeking to negotiate with Everton the clubs could also bring a claim against the Premier League for alleged failures in their disciplinary process, on the grounds that delaying Everton\u2019s hearing by several months led to them being relegated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League did seek to have the case heard last season after charging Everton in March however, but were denied by the commission.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate development Everton have submitted their appeal against the 10-point deduction with the hearing expected to be heard next month. The Premier League have committed to concluding the case within the next three months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/15\/76108829-0-Manager_Sean_Dyche_now_sees_his_side_in_19th_place_only_off_the_-a-8_1701444083091.jpg\" height=\"426\" 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>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12814917\/Burnley-Leeds-Leicester-set-WITHDRAW-plan-sue-Everton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE Burnley, Leeds and Leicester are set to WITHDRAW plan to sue Everton, as aggrieved trio seek negotiated settlement instead following Toffees&#8217; 10-point deduction for breaking spending rules Burnley, Leeds and Leicester have held talks ahead of deadline to make claim\u00a0 Aggrieved\u00a0trio of clubs do not want to force Everton into administration\u00a0 We expected perfection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298098,"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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Burnley, Leeds and Leicester are set to WITHDRAW plan to sue Everton - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/burnley-leeds-and-leicester-are-set-to-withdraw-plan-to-sue-everton\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Burnley, Leeds and Leicester are set to WITHDRAW plan to sue Everton - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EXCLUSIVE Burnley, Leeds and Leicester are set to WITHDRAW plan to sue Everton, as aggrieved trio seek negotiated settlement instead following Toffees&#8217; 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