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Photo by Mark Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The Manchester City charges case continues to dominate headlines, and plenty of people have understandably been talking about Everton amid this massive story.
Football fans around the world are still digesting the story that broke last Friday that City have been found guilty on practically all of the charges brought against them by an independent Premier League tribunal.
Their chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak stated in a letter that City are confident they will be cleared of wrongdoing.
But their situation still looks bleak, with an official Premier League statement reading tonight: “An independent Commission has found Manchester City FC guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.”
Many have obviously been talking about what kind of punishment would be appropriate if the verdict is upheld after the appeal.
But something important to consider is the precedent that was set earlier this year, when Everton were ordered to pay Burnley £35 million in compensation, after it was deemed the club’s two PSR breaches contributed to the Clarets’ relegation.
It may well be that City will ultimately be ordered to pay compensation to other clubs, and a new study has emerged to estimate how much money Everton could be due.
How much compensation Everton could get from Man City
Data specialists operating on behalf of OLBG have now drawn up a table estimating how much Premier League clubs could be owed.
City received a whopping £556,883,928 in merit payments from 2011/12 to 2025/26.
Everton’s merit payments for the same period were £273,342,800.
Team (Top 10) Compensation estimate if Man City were removed from merit payment table
Everton £28,994,186
Man United £28,118,305
West Ham £28,089,124
Crystal Palace £27,333,243
Newcastle £26,902,577
Chelsea £25,787,679
Tottenham £25,540,172
Liverpool £24,423,357
Aston Villa £23,052,791
Brighton £21,769, 248
If City were removed from the standings, and the position of every other team was adjusted accordingly, then Everton would receive £28,944,186, OLBG estimate. That figure actually puts Everton top of the ‘compensation table’, with Manchester United second (£28,118,305) and West Ham United third (£28,089,124).
This is based on the difference in merit payments, but with a number of clubs lining up to submit other claims against City, this could merely be a starting point for the Toffees when it comes to the compensation they could be due.
It is a situation that looks like it will rumble on, given City’s stance, potentially for months or even years yet. But no doubt Everton will be keeping a very close eye on developments.
Evertonians will have plenty of questions and demands while this is ongoing, and after the points deductions the club received previously, many will hope to see a punishment for City – if they cannot get out of this – that is proportionate.