Leicester City is one of four clubs reportedly threatening legal action against Everton.
Prior to the upcoming legal dispute between the two clubs, Simon Jordan issued a warning to Leicester City, saying they would not have a case against Everton.
According to reports, Leicester is one of several teams considering suing Everton should they be proven to have violated the Premier League’s financial fair play regulations.
The Premier League has reportedly demanded that the Toffees forfeit 12 points this season in the event that they are discovered to have broken any league regulations, according to the Telegraph.
Burnley, Leeds United, Southampton, and the Foxes might all be included in any lawsuit against Everton because they believe they should be compensated for any harm done to the Merseyside club.
The Premier League’s rules do allow clubs to sue one another, which does leave Everton open to a potential legal battle.
What are Simon Jordan’s thoughts on Everton’s potential legal case?
Speaking on Talksport, Jordan claimed that these clubs signed up to the Premier League’s rules and that the consequences of breaching those rules are also governed by the organizers.
He believes that any court would rule in favor of abiding by the league’s own rules that those clubs agreed to.
“They’ve got no chance,” said Jordan, via the Liverpool Echo.
“Everyone signs up to a covenant, which is basically that the sanctioning of a breach has these consequences.
“Now they can make a case if they want and try and make a case through the legal system to try and suggest that this is a breach of the rules people signed up to those rules.
“Any decent court case is going to refer them back to the industry that came from and say what were the rules that you signed up to.
The guidelines you agreed to stated that financial infractions would result in this kind of punishment.”After all, you can’t go around saying, ‘Well, I signed up for these rules, and I can’t change them, so I’m going to sue you for them.'”
Because that is the governance you chose to be a party to, any respectable court will send you back to your industry.
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