Another team in the Premier League has lost points, but it won’t affect Manchester United or Manchester City.
A loss of points has been given to Sheffield United, which will affect them when they go back to the Football League from the Premier League.
The Blades are 20th in the table right now and are big favorites to get back to the Championship right away. The EFL docked the South Yorkshire club two points on Thursday for not making transfer payments during the 2022–23 season.
Should Chris Wilder’s team not pull off a great escape in the last few games of this season, they will start the 2024–25 season behind after their punishment is confirmed.
Points were taken away from Everton (twice) and Nottingham Forest for breaking the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). Now the Blades are being punished. The Toffees have lost eight points, while Forest have only lost four.
But Sheffield United was charged by the EFL, which means that the punishment will not have an effect on Manchester United or Manchester City because it will be carried out outside of the Premier League.
The Blades said in a statement, “Sheffield United notes today’s statement from the EFL regarding breaches by the club of regulations 52.2.3 and 52.2.4 in the 2022/2023 season.”
“It was agreed that the Blades will start the next season under the control of the EFL, which means they will lose two points.” The club’s side of the case was that the amounts the EFL was relying on had either been paid in full, sometimes just days after they were due, or new payment dates had been agreed upon and agreed to before the club was told about the reference.
United might miss out on a £36.8m signing gain this summer.
“The club has worked with the EFL to reach a negotiated settlement on the issues in question,” it said.
Sheffield United was upset about the deduction that was put in place for their return to the EFL. They also said that waiting for overdue payments from other clubs had an effect on their finances. They thought it would be best to come to an agreement that kept them from having to go through long and expensive legal proceedings and a bigger deduction.
“The club is now in a position to close this matter and concentrate on the future.”
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