Leicester may face a deduction of Prem points, but this will not affect their promotion bid

LEICESTER are facing questions from rivals over TWO possible breaches of financial rules.

Clubs in both the Premier League and Championship suspect the Foxes have exceeded the £105m loss limit for the three years ending last season (an average of £35m per Prem season).

Leicester could be hit with a points deductionCredit: Getty

They also believe Leicester will exceed the combined losses of £83 million they can make in the three years ending with the current season, with the EFL only allowing losses of £13 million per season.

But boss Enzo Maresca could lead them back to the Prem before any transgressions are punished.

Frustration is growing that it remains unclear which league is responsible for auditing a club’s finances for the season in which they are relegated from or promoted to the top flight.

And the delay in resolving cases allows clubs to escape immediate punishment for gaining an unfair advantage.

If any of last season’s relegated clubs – Leicester, Southampton and Leeds – broke the rules in 2022/23, they could be promoted back to the Prem before a case was brought.

But under the Premier League’s revamped process, Everton and Nottingham Forest will be punished in the coming weeks for their alleged offenses in the same term.

Both clubs had to submit their figures for 2022-2023 early, on December 31, because they had indicated last March that they were close to the maximum allowable losses.

It seems likely that Leicester were in the same position, but relegation meant they didn’t have to announce their figures.

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But if the Foxes are promoted they will be back in the Prem before the EFL or Premier League have a chance to address a rule breach.

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Leicester recorded losses of at least £141.75m over three previous seasons, not including the last.

Forest were scrutinized by the League after promotion, but that is no consolation for the clubs – including Leicester – who collapsed before they could be scrutinized last season.

Leicester declined to comment, while the Prem and EFL said they could not discuss individual clubs.