Leicester City appeal must be dealt with ‘very quickly’

The Foxes were deducted six points by an independent commission for breaching EFL financial rules, but lodged an appeal against the decision in February.

The Premier League have also appealed against the commission, arguing that further sanctions should be put on Leicester for late submission of their annual accounts.

A statement from the Premier League said: “The Premier League will be seeking to have the appeal resolved urgently, and in any event before the end of the EFL season.”

Football finance expert and teacher at the University of Liverpool, Maguire, has urged a decision to be made quickly, with relegation rivals Oxford United and others left in the dark over how the Championship table could look.

Leicester City and former Oxford United boss Gary Rowett (Image: Nigel French/PA Wire)

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“That is a real risk and I think whatever is going to happen, a decision has to be made very, very quickly because it’s not fair on all of the teams towards the bottom of the division,” Maguire told BBC Radio Oxford.

“Managers need to know before a match, fan needs to know before a match, do we need a win, do we need a draw? And that affects the strategy, the preparation, the team selection, that affects everything.

“I think both the EFL and Leicester City need to get this appeal sorted sooner rather than later.”