Nottingham Forest’s Premier League financial breach case will be heard next week. According to BBC Sport, an Independent Commission will hear the case on Thursday and Friday, March 7 and 8, with leading sports lawyer Nick de Marco KC leading the Forest defense.
Forest were charged in January for alleged breaches of the league’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) in their 2022–23 accounts.
The outcome of the case could affect their Premier League survival.
Forest, who parade Super Eagles stars Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi, sit one place off the relegation zone with 24 points, four points ahead of Luton, who have a game in hand.
Under Premier League regulations, clubs can lose a maximum of £105 million over a three-season period, or £35 million per campaign, before facing sanctions.
It is likely Forest will argue that one of the reasons they exceeded the limit was because they opted not to sell forward Brennan Johnson before the June 30 accounting deadline in order to maximise the fee.
They eventually sold Johnson to Tottenham for a fee in excess of £45 million on September 1.
Meanwhile, on Monday, Everton’s penalty for breaching the Premier League’s financial rules was reduced from 10 points to six after the club appealed against the immediate deduction they received in November last year.
