Liverpool's Premier League title rivals facing anxious points deduction wait ahead of PSR deadline

Four Premier League clubs could face a nervous wait following the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability submission deadline, it has been reported.

All 20 clubs must submit their latest financial figures by the end of the business day on New Year's Eve, and are not permitted to exceed the maximum £105 million loss limit for the past three seasons.

Last season, both Everton and Nottingham Forest were given deductions for breaching PSR regulations. Forest were unsuccessful in appealing their four-point deduction, while Everton were eventually deducted eight points for two breaches of financial rules.

Now, the Daily Mirror report that four teams could be close to the loss limit this time around.

It is claimed that second-placed Nottingham Forest and third-placed Chelsea are two of those teams, having spent significant amounts in recent transfer windows but also holding significant firesales.

Chelsea sources have reportedly asserted that they have adhered to all Premier League regulations and are relaxed over the situation.

Nottingham Forest are also said to be '100 per cent confident' over their calculations.

Leicester, meanwhile, are said to be the third team concerned over how close their balance sheet will be to PSR limits.

The Foxes were alleged to have breached PSR limits by £24.4m at the end of the 2022/23 season, but an appeal committee sided with the club's claim that they were members of the EFL Championship at the time of the alleged breach.

As a result, they avoided what could have been at least a six-point deduction if found guilty of the charge.

It is also claimed that Everton could be close to PSR limits. However, the club have previously expressed confidence that they would fall within PSR limits, and are understood to remain confident about their standing at the current time.

Everton sold around £70 million worth of players in the summer as they looked to balance the books, with Amadou Onana joining Aston Villa for £50 million.

Punishments for any PSR breaches are set to be handed out in January this year as part of new Premier League rules to avoid a repeat of the drawn-out cases involving Forest and Everton last term.