“SHOCKING Everton-Burnley Mega Deal EXPOSED: Legal Bombshell Sparks Transfer Frenzy!”
Sources have informed Football Insider that Everton may still negotiate an out-of-court settlement in their ongoing legal dispute with Burnley.
Burnley are among five Premier League clubs — alongside Leeds United, Leicester City, Southampton, and Nottingham Forest — to have filed for compensation following Everton’s breaches of Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 financial years.
The Clarets are suing Everton for £50 million, with The i Paper reporting on 17 October that the three-week legal case between the two clubs concluded earlier this month at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London.
Although the hearing has ended, the three-person panel overseeing the case has yet to provide a fixed timeline for its verdict, which could arrive in early 2026.
According to Football Insider, both clubs have now exchanged their arguments, and there remains the possibility of an out-of-court settlement being reached in the coming weeks.
Potential compensation outcome
In a similar case, The Athletic revealed on 23 September that Leeds United and Everton reached a private settlement earlier this year after Leeds’ management decided their claim was unlikely to succeed in court.
Financial analyst Stefan Borson estimated that Everton paid Leeds around £1.5 million in compensation, following losses of roughly £2 million.
Burnley’s case, however, could prove more costly for Everton. The Clarets argue they lost significant revenue following their relegation from the Premier League in the 2021-22 campaign — one of the seasons in which Everton were found guilty of PSR breaches.
Burnley finished third-bottom that year, just four points behind the Merseyside club.
Everton were subsequently docked a total of eight points during the 2023-24 season for previous financial breaches, after clubs were reminded that losses cannot exceed £105 million over a rolling three-year period.
Borson believes Everton could face compensation payments of up to £10 million should Burnley’s legal action succeed.
Rising legal disputes across the Premier League
The ongoing Everton-Burnley dispute is one of several legal challenges currently unsettling the Premier League.
Sources told Football Insider on 17 September that several clubs are increasingly “concerned” by the surge in litigation at the top level of English football.
Manchester City recently reached a settlement with the Premier League in their Associated Party Transactions (APT) case but are still awaiting a verdict in their separate 115 financial charges.
Meanwhile, Chelsea face 74 alleged rule breaches concerning agent payments between 2009 and 2022, which could result in a points deduction if proven.
Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur and INEOS remain embroiled in a £11 million sponsorship dispute after the petrochemicals firm withdrew from a five-year deal.
INEOS is counter-suing Spurs, accusing them of negotiating with Audi amid Harry Kane’s transfer to Bayern Munich.
