Compensation claims made by other clubs in the wake of Everton's breach of profit and sustainability rules will reportedly be decided by the same independent commission that handed out the 10-point deduction.
Last Friday the Blues were handed a points deduction that threw them back down to 19th in the current Premier League standings - something the club is appealing before the end of the week.
This was the end verdict of an eight-month referral to an independent commission, who the Times write will now also have jurisdiction over any compensation claims made by rival clubs in response.
Five, who would be in search of reparations for financial damages connected to the case, have been linked to a legal action. They are Burnley - who were relegated in 2022, Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton - all three relegated in 2023, then finally Nottingham Forest - promoted in 2022 and survived in 2023.
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The quintet were blocked from being parties to the Everton case by the independent commission, though have a 28-day window from receiving the ruling to lodge a legal claim. Any such claim would be ruled over again by the commission headed by David Phillips KC, judge Alan Greenwood and Nick Igoe.
Via this latest update, Phillips said after last Friday's ruling: "I am satisfied that the applicant clubs have potential claims for compensation."
Though of the five clubs, only Burnley in 2021/22 and Leicester in 2022/23 would have survived the drop had a 10-point deduction been dished out to the Blues in either season. It is said Burnley's relegation and promotion at the first attempt has still cost them around £50m.
Leeds would have still dropped out of the Premier League, only with £2.2m more in prize money, whilst Southampton would have remained in 20th. Forest would have similarly been unaffected from a sporting or financial standpoint, as they would finish 16th regardless.
Phillips' ruling continued: "Those claims and their validity depend on whether the complaint is upheld. They depend on factual circumstances concerning the causation of any loss and they depend on other factual issues.
"If the complaint is upheld, the commission may wish to award compensation to one or more of the applicant clubs. If the complaint is upheld, the Premier League must provide a copy of the decision to the applicant clubs forthwith. Within 28 days of receipt of a copy of the decision, each applicant club must inform the commission whether it wishes to pursue a claim for compensation."
