Popular pundit, Gary Lineker has come out to say that Leicester City must own their financial mistakes. This is coming amid threats of a points deduction next season after getting promoted to the Premier League, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, despite the brilliant Championship season they just had, the club must do away with paying enormous wages to fit the reputation of past EPL title winner that they cannot maintain.
Lineker added that he believes Leicester can stay up next season even if teams that get promoted rarely do.
His words, “It was a brilliant season. Leicester did what they had to do, they got up, they won the league.
But obviously, everyone at the club is anxious about the financial side of things and whether they’ll have to sell players. They might even get a points deduction. Leicester are suffering for their own success because they won the league and finished fifth in two consecutive seasons. In order to keep in that position, they’ve fallen foul by having to pay enormous wages.”
On the PL financial rules, “It’s ridiculous, the situation with Premier League football that teams that get promoted can’t really compete. But if there’s not a points deduction and they don’t have to sell any players, I think Leicester can stay up.”
WOW.
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