EVERTON are facing a 12-point deduction if they are found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
The Premier League has called for the punishment after Everton recorded heavy financial losses over the past three years.
The Telegraph claims the Toffees are down £371.8million over that time period.
The Prem's permitted amount is £105m – less than a third of Everton's losses.
And the Merseyside club is now staring down the barrel of a heavy points penalty, with their case currently being heard by an independent commission.
A points deduction would be a huge hit to Everton's survival hopes, with the club narrowly escaping relegation over the past several seasons.
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They are currently 16th in the table with just seven points from nine games.
A 12-point hit right now would leave them five points adrift of bottom-place Sheffield United, and nine from safety.
It would be the first points deduction of its kind in the English top flight.
But a decision is unlikely to be made until later this year, with Everton also facing other punishments.
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