Leicester face points deduction next season over concerns about breaking spending rules.

Football League officials believe Leicester are at risk of breaking expenditure restrictions, which might result in a points deduction in the future.

Despite a recent setback, the Foxes are on track to return to the Premier League immediately, but off-field troubles appear to put a pall over the rest of their season.

Leicester were relegated from the Premier League last season, but they are currently dominating the Championship as the season enters its last ten games.

The club lost £92.5 million in the fiscal year 2021/22 and is scheduled to release its results for the fiscal year 2022/23 at the end of March.

James Maddison, a star midfielder, was sold to Tottenham for almost £40 million in June.

Because they will have spent at least one season in the EFL, Leicester can afford to lose only £83 million over three years, as opposed to the Premier League’s £105 million limit.

The EFL was worried enough about Leicester’s position to request a business plan, which Leicester successfully contended was not genuine because they were a Premier League club throughout the accounting period in question.

The simplest approach for Leicester to enhance their situation for the 23-24 fiscal year would be to sell players before June 30.

However, after selling Harvey Barnes to Newcastle in July, Leicester has few other assets outside midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall that may be sold for a substantial fee, while high earners Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Wilfred Ndidi are all out of contract in the summer.

Leicester agreed that there were concerns with profitability and sustainability rules.

It read: “Leicester City confirms it is in discussions with football authorities about its profitability and sustainability calculations.” Regardless of the CFRP’s judgement, the club is committed to achieving an appropriate overall resolution in this situation.