Burnley have dropped their case to the Premier League against Everton alongside Leeds United.

The pair filed an official complaint against the Toffees following confirmation that the club had survived in the top flight for another campaign.

Their grievance came due to Everton’s irregular spending in the transfer window, in particular their allowance under financial fair play due to the Covid-19 regulation changes.

According to the Daily Mail, however, the complaint has been dropped.

Everton previously dismissed any claims that the club had breached financial fair play rules.

The two clubs had threatened the league with a potential lawsuit worth up to £200 million, but have since decided against moving forward with any case against the Merseyside club.

Premier League rules state that a club must not make losses in excess of £105 million over three years, which both Burnley and Leeds originally believed Everton had breached.

But it is now understood that the league has provided evidence to the Clarets and the Whites that this was not the case.

This also came about as Burnley and Leeds were battling against Everton for the final relegation place in the division last campaign.

Burnley were subsequently the team to drop to the Championship, with Vincent Kompany’s side now preparing for life in the second tier.

The Verdict

There were plenty of reasons to be sceptical of Everton’s finances, due to the difficulties the club has come under in the last few years.

But now that evidence has been provided that no rules have been breached, it is only right that any complaints are withdrawn.

All three clubs can now move on and focus on the season ahead and the busy summer transfer window period.

Burnley will be hoping they can bounce back straight into the Premier League at the first time of asking under their new Belgian manager.