30 Sep 2026 18:16:41
Just seen these figures doing the rounds regarding the potential financial losses suffered by clubs as a result of Man City's alleged financial breaches.
According to the figures published by Give Me Sport, Everton could potentially be looking at £28,944,186, which is apparently the highest amount of any club on the list.
The figures are based on potential losses relating to things such as league positions, European qualification, Premier League prize money, and the impact on league and cup titles.
And there's another important factor to consider: interest.
We've already seen with the Burnley case against us that interest can form part of a compensation claim. So if clubs were ultimately able to bring successful claims against City, the final amounts could potentially be considerably higher than the figures below depending on how interest was calculated.
The figures shown are:
1. Everton — £28,944,186
2. Manchester United — £28,118,305
3. West Ham United — £28,089,124
4. Crystal Palace — £27,333,243
5. Newcastle United — £26,902,577
6. Chelsea — £25,787,679
7. Tottenham Hotspur — £25,540,172
8. Liverpool — £24,423,357
9. Aston Villa — £23,052,791
10. Brighton — £21,769,248
11. Bournemouth — £21,415,229
12. Arsenal — £21,290,352
13. Southampton — £21,228,124
14. Wolves — £20,492,042
15. Burnley — £19,203,326
16. Fulham — £19,024,448
17. Leicester City — £17,994,755
18. Brentford — £14,200,387
19. Nottingham Forest — £12,611,429
20. Sunderland — £10,935,938
21. West Bromwich Albion — £10,854,801
22. Watford — £10,492,758
23. Leeds United — £10,297,033
24. Swansea City — £9,107,386
25. Stoke City — £9,107,206
26. Norwich City — £7,448,389
27. Sheffield United — £6,618,375
28. Hull City — £4,422,590
29. Huddersfield Town — £3,849,786
30. Cardiff City — £3,154,601
31. Luton Town — £3,100,000
32. Queens Park Rangers — £2,755,841
33. Ipswich Town — £2,651,429
34. Middlesbrough — £1,941,609
35. Wigan Athletic — £1,510,943
36. Reading — £755,881
37. Blackburn Rovers — £755,062
38. Bolton Wanderers — £755,062
We've spent years hearing about financial sustainability, PSR, points deductions and clubs being punished for relatively small breaches, while this case potentially involves alleged financial advantages on a completely different scale.
Obviously, these are potential calculations and not confirmed amounts that City have been ordered to pay. There would still be major legal questions over whether individual clubs could establish a claim and how any losses would actually be calculated.
But if the alleged breaches are ultimately established and clubs can demonstrate that they suffered financial losses as a consequence, I'd certainly expect the compensation question to become a very interesting part of the aftermath.
And if our potential figure really is £28.9m before interest, you can bet I'd want the club looking very closely at whether we're entitled to every penny.
30 Sep 2026 19:49:58
Wont happen, politics will intervene.
30 Sep 2026 21:15:34
Why are we top of the list again? Other teams would have missed out on more than us.
30 Sep 2026 21:16:57
Wasn't our charge based around a £22million interest payment on the ground due to rising cost because we failed to anticipate Russia invading Ukraine.
Interesting that we were £28 m shy of potential earnings would that have kept us out of FSP?
30 Sep 2026 22:09:23
I also thought investing in infrastructure wasn’t taken into account for FFP. I’m probably ignorant of why we were actually done but I’m also sure we complied with everything and didn’t try to hide it. However, Chelsea had a fine and City will probably get a slapped wrist. Nearly ruined us but other teams just don’t suffer as much