The Premier League are not happy with Leicester City after they won their appeal against the organisation.
Leicester City were previously charged by the Premier League for breaching spending rules.
The charges related to the three-year period to the end of the 2022/23 season.
However, Steve Cooper’s side were relegated to the Championship at the end of that campaign and did not file their accounts until they ceased being a member of the Premier League.
In turn, an independent panel found the Premier League did not have the jurisdiction to punish the Midlands outfit.
Now though, the ruling over Leicester’s PSR case could force the Premier League into a rule change going forward.
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Premier League could change rules after Leicester City PSR decision
Had Leicester avoided relegation in 2022/23, they may have been charged along with Everton and Nottingham Forest in the previous season.
However, the Foxes have escaped without any penalty but the Premier League may now act to ensure this does not happen again.
According to the Daily Mail, while Leicester will not suffer a points deduction this season, the loophole that they took advantage of may force the Premier League to rewrite their own rules.
The recently-promoted outfit were represented by sports lawyer Nick De Marco during the case, who is now no doubt a fan favourite at the King Power Stadium.
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What have the Premier League said about Leicester City PSR case
The Daily Mail claim the Premier League were left ‘furious’ by the decision not to punish Leicester, a sentiment which comes across in their statement.
The Premier League wrote: “The Premier League is surprised and disappointed by the independent Appeal Board’s decision to uphold an appeal lodged by Leicester City FC regarding the League’s jurisdiction over the club’s alleged breach of its Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs) when the club was a member of the Premier League.
“In overturning the original Commission’s findings, the Premier League considers the Appeal Board’s decision fails to take into account the purpose of the rules, all relevant parts of the PSRs and the need for effective enforcement of alleged breaches to ensure fairness among all clubs.
“If the Appeal Board is correct, its decision will have created a situation where any club exceeding the PSR threshold could avoid accountability in these specific circumstances.
“This is clearly not the intention of the rules. It is of critical importance that the Premier League is able to enforce its rules consistently to maintain the principle of fairness.
“The League will now consider what further action it can take to ensure this is the case.”
Leicester then responded with a statement of their own.
The Foxes wrote: “To avoid any misunderstandings which may arise in light of the statement which has been issued by the Premier League in response to the appeal decision, Leicester City wishes to emphasise the finding of the Appeal Panel that, when considering the wording which is actually used in the Premier League rules (in accordance with established principles of English law) the Club did not breach the Premier League PSRs for the assessment period ending 30 June 2023.
“In its decision, the Appeal Board (which was made of up a panel of three experienced, senior lawyers, two of whom are former Court of Appeal judges) identifies flaws in the drafting of the Premier League’s rules.
“In challenging the Premier League’s attempts to charge Leicester City, the Club has simply sought to ensure (in the interests of providing consistency and certainty for all clubs) that the rules are applied based on how they are actually written.”