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Leicester handed big Premier League lifeline with timeline for verdict on alleged PSR breaches revealed

Premier League

Leicester

Leicester City are <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/leicester-city-back-win-promotion-premier-league-leeds-suffer-thumping-4-0-defeat-qpr/bltd449c6bf8d20e3d7" target="_blank">back in the Premier League for the 2024-25 season</a> but are facing a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/leicester-city-face-record-breaking-points-deduction-first-season-back-premier-league-losing-enzo-maresca-chelsea/bltb14098fb1453117a#cs2ee71b7e61b19980" target="_blank">possible points deduction</a> for alleged breaches of Profit and Sustainability Rules. However, the Foxes are still some "months away" from learning what punishment, if any, will be meted out, according to <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/08/13/leicester-city-fc-premier-league-spending-rules-profit/" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a>. A hearing is not expected to take place until later this year, with a verdict unlikely to be made until some time in 2025.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/betting/bottom-at-xmas-foxes-backed-to-struggle-with-tractor-boys-5-1-to-sit-foot-come-christmas/blt02a413b3a24c4e28" target="_blank">Leicester are already being tipped to struggle on their return</a> to the top flight and any kind of points deduction could prove fatal to their chances of staying in the Premier League. However, the club are said to be confident they have a "have a strong and realistic defence" and "hopeful" of being deducted no more than six points.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Both Everton and Nottingham Forest were deducted points last season but still managed to stay in the Premier League. The Toffees finished in 15th place in the table <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/more-punishment-everton-toffees-relegation-dogfight-deducted-two-points-premier-league-profit-sustainability-rules-breach/blt935657501bd7ac77#cs466421727aaa1eb5" target="_blank">despite losing eight points</a> over the course of the season, while <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/nottingham-forest-appeal-four-point-deduction-breaching-premier-league-profit-sustainability-rules/blt4b23c15e637c8683" target="_blank">Forest finished in 17th after being deducted four points</a>.

DID YOU KNOW

There's been plenty of change at Leicester over the summer with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/leicester-city-steve-cooper-new-manager-premier-league-return-enzo-maresca-chelsea/blt299a5321cce2ea92" target="_blank">Steve Cooper replacing Enzo Maresca as manager</a>, and star man <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-complete-signing-kiernan-dewsbury-hall-from-leicester-city/bltc4faeee1b3e8f40a" target="_blank">Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following the coach to Chelsea</a>. Leicester start off their new campaign on Monday at home to Tottenham.

WHAT NEXT FOR LEICESTER

Leicester handed big Premier League lifeline with timeline for verdict on alleged PSR breaches revealed | Goal.com Australia

A verdict on Leicester City&apos;s alleged breaches of PSR rules is not expected until the second half of the Premier League season.