Everton could face further nine-point deduction if Burnley, Leicester, Leeds are successful with their £300m compensation claim. Everton’s prospective buyers 777Partners had committed to providing £20 million per month to support the club’s running costs during the Premier League’s assessment of their takeover bid. However, they may not be willing to cover a compensation cost reaching tens of millions of pounds. The deal between Farhad Moshiri and 777 in September includes clauses reducing the sale price significantly if Everton is instructed to pay compensation or faces relegation. 
Everton could face further nine-point deduction – Getty image Their current financial constraints mean Everton could struggle to settle the huge compensation bill, and could result to an automatic nine-point reduction, a scenario said to have introduced by the Premier League in 2004. According to Mail Sports, the compensation claim initiated by Burnley, Leicester and Leeds, could amount to £100 million each, based on the loss of Premier League income during seasons when Everton overspent. If Everton fails to address these challenges, it could become the third club in Premier League history to suffer points deductions. They will follow Middlesbrough, who suffered such fate in 1997 and Portsmouth in 2010. Both teams were also subsequently relegated.
Harvey Barnes playing for Leicester against Liverpool in an EPL match. Source: Getty Leicester have already brought in £40m after selling James Maddison to Tottenham. They have prepared for life in the Championship by signing Harry Winks and Conor Coady. Newcastle had already announced the £60 million signing of Sandro Tonali earlier this week. The deal made the midfielder the most expensive Italian of all time, £11m more than the £49m Chelsea paid for Jorginho in 2018. The star has penned a five-year contract, which includes the option of a further 12 months, at St. James’ Park and can’t wait to get started for his new club. 
Tielemans at a match for Leicester City. Source: Getty He joined Leicester from Monaco on an initial loan deal in January 2019 before signing on a permanent deal for £32 million in July 2019. He made 195 appearances and won the FA Cup during his four-and-a-half-year spell at the King Power Stadium. In his farewell message to fans of Leicester City, Tielemans wrote; 
“Dear Leicester City fans, after 4.5 special years and with a lot of gratitude I’m bidding farewell to this incredible club. “From the first day I set foot on this ground, your warmth and passion embraced me. “Victory and triumph, love, hope and even defeat. We’ve shared many special moments together. I am forever grateful for your unwavering support. “Thank you to Khun Top, the board, the staff, the players and fans for having given me and my family a home. This is not a goodbye, but a heartfelt farewell.” It has been a miserable season for Leicester City, with Dean Smith, hired after Brendan Rodgers was sacked. He however failed to inspire a significant turnaround in form which would have helped them avoid being relegated. While Tielemans’ exit is the only one that has been confirmed, he is not the only Foxes midfielder expected to say goodbye this summer. The consensus is that James Maddison is far too good to be playing Championship football and as a result, will also leave Leicester this summer. 
Everton fans celebrated wildly after their win. Source: Getty Leeds on the other hand started the day tied on points with Leicester and also in need of a victory, but their fate was sealed very early in their match against Tottenham as Harry Kane gave Spurs a second-minute lead and the North London side never looked back en route to a 4-1 victory at Elland Road. Leicester and Leeds join Southampton in the drop to the EFL championship. Southampton finished last in the Premier League and were relegated weeks ago. 
“We’ve experienced some of our finest footballing moments under his guidance and will always be grateful to him and his staff for the heights they helped us to reach on the pitch. “The task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. We now need to come together – fans, players, and staff – and show the poise, quality, and fight to secure our position as a Premier League club.” Assistant manager Chris Davies and first-team fitness coach Glen Driscoll have also been let go, according to a club statement. First-team coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take charge in the short term, the club said. There has been no indication that a new managerial appointment is imminent. Rodgers joined Leicester in February 2019 after a successful stint with Scottish side Celtic where he won the Premiership twice as well as two domestic trebles. He guided Leicester to their first FA Cup triumph in 2021 when they beat Chelsea in the final as well as consecutive fifth-placed finishes between 2019-2021. 
Rodgers is the 11th manager to be sacked in the Premier League this season and the 12th managerial departure. The only teams in the bottom half who have not changed their managers are Nottingham Forest and West Ham United. The Foxes will face five relegation rivals in their next 10 fixtures, with a trip to Manchester City also marking a crucial run to end the season. They host Aston Villa on Tuesday, April 4. 