Nottingham Forest receive Premier League points deduction after breaching FFP rules

Forest have been hit with an immediate points deduction

According to The Guardian, an announcement from the Premier League is expected to confirm that the Reds have have been handed an immediate deduction which will now see them drop below Luton Town and into the bottom three, one point adrift of The Hatters.

The East Midlanders admitted to breaching the rules but felt that complicated procedures around the sale of Brennan Johnson played a role.

Having turned down a £30m bid from Brentford, Johnson eventually moved to Spurs in a deal reported to be worth £47.5m however that deal was completed after the league's  PSR deadline (June 30).

As Johnson was an academy graduate, all of the money was regarded as straight profit for the club.

Premier League clubs are allowed to lose £105m over a three-year period but Forest’s permitted losses were limited to £61m due to spending two of those three years in the Championship - something they tried to argue in their defence.

In the two seasons they've been in the top flight, Forest have spent over £250m on over 40 players.

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