'Everton and Nottingham Forest fans outraged after Bournemouth update'

‘Everton and Nottingham Forest fans outraged after Bournemouth update’

Bournemouth escaped a potential points deduction after the Premier League approved a shareholder loan write-off.

The Dorset club posted a £77.2million pre-tax loss in the 2022-24 PSR cycle, with top-flight clubs permitted to lose £105million over a rolling three-year period.

Bournemouth’s revenue increased from £141million in 2022-23 to £161million last season.

The Athletic reported on 10 April the club avoided a PSR breach after the Premier League approved a £71.4million shareholder loan write-off in December 2022 following Bill Foley’s takeover.

Finance expert Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider Everton and Nottingham Forest fans will be “completely outraged” by the Bournemouth situation.

Everton and Forest were both deducted points last season after they were charged by the Premier League for breaching the PSR rules.

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Borson insisted the Bournemouth situation is not how the PSR rules are supposed to work.

He told Football Insider: “We always knew that there was a mystery amount in the Bournemouth calculation because when the numbers originally came out last year, I think it was pretty clear that they were miles short of hitting the cap.

“The only number that it could have been was this £71million, but nobody could confirm it at that point.

“Nobody understood why it would be permissible, and now we know.

“Because it was connected to the takeover, the view of the Premier League was it was, therefore, properly recognised as a profit and should offset their losses.

“I would say that’s never been the way that PSR was meant to work.

“It plays no part in the sustainability element, and I think if I was a fan of Nottingham Forest or Everton, I’d be completely outraged not just by the Bournemouth situation but also by the situation with Chelsea.”

Newcastle could agree £50m deal for Bournemouth star

Dean Huijsen looks certain to leave Bournemouth this summer, with his contract at the Vitality Stadium including a £50million release clause.

Football Insider revealed on 30 March Newcastle United qualifying for the Champions League will be a huge deciding factor in their pursuit of Huijsen.

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Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Chelsea are among the other sides keen on the Spain international centre-back.

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