Premier League club 'may be hit with two points deductions' in unprecedented move
The Premier League are prepared to impose two point deductions on one team next season.
Premier League newcomers Leicester City could reportedly face two separate point deductions next season for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
The Foxes won the Championship in sensational style under new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, but they will need to improve markedly if they are to survive the relegation whilst also contending with being docked points.
According to The Sun, Leicester could be hit with two different deductions in the upcoming campaign, though the saga is likely to rumble on into the campaign as the Premier League are not looking to fast-track either case.
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In March, the Foxes were charged with breaking the Premier League’s spending limits, and the EFL are set to impose their own separate charge on the club for their ‘overspending’ en route to winning the Championship last season.
Leicester were hoping that their first case to be heard this summer so that the club would know at least one of their charges ahead of the campaign, but the club have been blamed for the delay in setting a hearing date due to how they launched legal action against the Premier League and EFL.
The club are also being investigated by the EFL for potential breaches during their time in the Championship, and the Premier League are willing to impose any penalties as a result of the case next season.
With significant issues brewing at the King Power Stadium, Leicester will be hoping to get a new manager in through the door sooner rather than later in the hope that they can inject fight into their ranks.
Former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is widely viewed as the leading contender to succeed Maresca, with the 44-year-old keen to return to management in the Premier League after being sacked by the City Ground outfit in December.
Leicester will also be keen to retain the services of their top talents this summer, though there is an awareness that some sales will need to be facilitated to ensure that further financial issues are avoided.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is attracting plenty of interest from Premier League clubs and could be allowed to depart, with Brighton keen to acquire the services of the midfielder having failed to lure him away from the Foxes in the January transfer window. Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with the Englishman as well.
