EXCLUSIVE: Everton reported to the Premier League over failing to pay an agent fee… with the Toffees already facing a disciplinary hearing into alleged Financial Fair Play breaches
- An international agency claims Everton have failed to pay a transfer fee due
- The case comes as Everton faces a hearing over alleged spending breaches
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Everton have been reported to the Premier League and are facing legal action after allegedly failing to pay agent fees in relation to a recent international signing.
Mail Sport has learned that a global agency has sent multiple legal letters to the club over an unpaid invoice worth several hundred thousand pounds, and has called in a debt collection service in an attempt to get the money.
Everton declined to comment when contacted by Mail Sport, but club sources dispute that they agreed to pay the agent. They also pointed out that the agent in question was not listed on the registration documents sent to the FA and the Premier League.
Everton are said to have instructed the agency to act on their behalf to sign an international player who joined the club during the 2021/2022 season. After refusing to pay the invoice, the club reportedly proposed a settlement offer on lower terms, but that was also not paid.
The agency is said to have contacted Everton owner Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright in an attempt to resolve the dispute before the club was reported to the Premier League.
Everton have been sued by the Premier League for failing to pay an agent’s fee
The agency contacted Everton owner Farhad Moshiri (left) and chairman Bill Kenwright (right) to resolve the dispute before reporting the club to the Premier League.
Everton’s would-be new owner Josh Wander of 777Partners has also been briefed on the impasse since agreeing a deal to buy the club from Moshiri last month.
Taking the matter to the Premier League, lawyers acting on behalf of the agency alleged that Everton had failed to report the disputed payment to their accountants, on the grounds that their clients had not been asked for a credit note by the club. Everton’s position is that as the payment is disputed, they are under no obligation to report it.
The transfer took place between 2019 and 2022, the three-year period during which Everton were accused of breaching Financial Fair Play rules in a case being heard by an independent commission this week.
The Premier League declined to comment.
Everton’s future owner Josh Wander of 777Partners has been informed of the impasse