Everton boss reacts to Burnley's compensation award after legal ruling
David Moyes feels Everton have paid their dues following PSR breach
Everton boss David Moyes has questioned whether Burnley’s multi-million pound compensation claim will ‘open a huge can of worms’.
The Clarets have won a legal dispute against the Toffees for breaching Profitability and Sustainability Rules during the 2021-22 season.
That breach led to Everton being docked 10 points in late 2023 , which was reduced to six points on appeal in early 2024.
Burnley subsequently sued Everton after it was relegated to the Championship in 2022, the same year that Everton breached the PSR.
Premier League’s rules allow for clubs to seek compensation from other clubs for rule breaches that cause them loss.
It is believed that part of Burnley’s claim is that, had the six-point deduction taken place in 2022, Everton would have been relegated and Burnley would have stayed in the Premier League.
The Blues - who were then managed by Frank Lampard - finished four points above the Clarets.
The Toffees have already appealed the ruling
Speaking during World Cup punditry work for talkSPORT, Moyes said: “I’m not up to the situation exactly how it is and obviously the club are challenging it at the moment as well, which is really important, but it’s really disappointing.
“I don’t know if this opens a huge can of worms with other events as well. Teams who have maybe not got promoted, for example, because the Premier League teams are having problems with PSR.
“I felt that we had paid our dues, if that’s right, and we had done it already, but for this to come back to us, it feels like an individual case.
“But I don’t know if it’s going to open up more things for other clubs to do something similar.”