Everton could have missed out on £66.4m during the period in which Manchester City’s financial breaches occurred, according to analysis by BBC Sport.
The figure includes potential losses from Champions League and Europa League qualification as well as Premier League merit payments.
BBC Sport’s calculations put Everton behind only Tottenham and Hull City among the clubs potentially affected. The analysis does not suggest Everton are owed £66.4m or that they would definitely have qualified for Europe.
Everton figure calculated at £66.4m
Everton finished fifth in the Premier League in 2013-14, one place outside the Champions League places. BBC Sport calculated the potential financial difference at £32.6m, based on the £39m City earned from the following season’s Champions League campaign compared with Everton’s £6.4m Europa League earnings.
Everton also finished one place below the final Europa League qualification position four times during the period. The potential impact of those finishes was calculated at £23.2m. A further £10.6m came from Premier League merit payments, with Everton finishing below City in all nine seasons included in the analysis. Tottenham had the highest figure at £119.9m, with Hull City second on £99m. Everton were third on £66.4m.
BBC Sport estimated the potential financial impact across the Premier League at £844m, covering league positions, European qualification, relegation and cup competitions.
City have appealed against the independent commission’s findings and continue to deny wrongdoing. BBC Sport said its calculations were designed to assess potential financial impact rather than establish what would have happened without City’s spending.
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