Everton could demand a third trial in their battle to overturn the Premier League’s 10-point deduction for breaching spending limits if their appeal fails next month.
Mail Sport has learned that under Premier League rules clubs have the right to challenge an appeal decision in an arbitration hearing, although Everton would face significant obstacles in seeking to get two verdicts overturned.
Everton were given the biggest points penalty in Premier League history when an independent commission found them guilty of breaking Profit and Sustainability Rules last November, a decision the club condemned as “wholly disproportionate” as they immediately launched an appeal.