NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest in action during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Semi-Final First Leg match between Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC at City Ground on April 30, 2026 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
Head Coaches Marco Silva of Fulham and Andoni Iraola of Bournemouth during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and AFC Bournemouth at Craven Cottage on December 29, 2024 in London, England
(Image: 2024 AFC Bournemouth)
Joel Veltman
Joel Veltman's contract at Brighton expires at the end of the 2025/26 season(Image: Getty Images)
Kieran McKenna
Kieran McKenna(Image: Robin Jones/Getty Images)
Marcos Senesi waves to Bournemouth fans after a game
Marcos Senesi(Image: Michael Steele)
Ousmane Diomande of Sporting CP looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between Arsenal FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Arsenal Stadium on April 15, 2026 in London, United Kingdom.
Ousmane Diomande has impressed in the Champions League(Image: Vince Mignott/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
Away from the world of transfers, some big Premier League news broke a little earlier as Burnley have won a landmark legal dispute with Everton over a breach of Premier League rules.
The Toffees have been ordered to pay Burnley more than £35million in compensation after they were sued over Premier League profitability and sustainability breaches from the 2021-22 season when the Clarets were relegated.
However, Everton have been left furious by the decision and have immediately appealed.
In a statement, the club said: “Everton Football Club is surprised and angered by the decision of a Premier League independent disciplinary commission to order a compensation payment to Burnley Football Club in relation to Everton’s PSR breach in June 2022.
“Everton has appealed the decision and is clear in its belief the ruling is fundamentally flawed in both law and fact.
“The club does not recognise the findings of the panel in determining Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League in May 2022 was caused by a sporting advantage gained by Everton due to a breach of Profitability and Sustainability Rules, for which a substantive sporting sanction has already been received.
“This ruling sets a dangerous and unworkable precedent for English football, given it is constructed on a principle that a club can be in breach of financial rules at any point in a financial year.
“Everton believes the panel’s ruling misrepresents the clear evidence presented by its legal representatives and that an appeal will be successful.
“The club is confident of its ongoing PSR compliance and has also obtained confirmation from the Premier League of its clear position that this ruling should not be the cause of any future PSR sanction. Evertonians can be assured that ownership are focused, with strengthened resolve, on delivering their vision of returning Everton to the top echelon of English football.”
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: General view outside the stadium as fans gather prior to the Premier League match between Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion at Hill Dickinson Stadium on August 24, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)