NOTTINGHAM FOREST have been hit with a four-point deduction for breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules, according to reports.
The sanction sees the club get further dragged into a relegation battle.
Forest were 17th with 25 points and are set to fall to 18th on 21 points, claim The Guardian.
The club were charged in January for breaching the Premier League’s PSR rules in the 2022/23 campaign.
Under the Financial Fair Play regulations, clubs cannot lose more than £105million over three seasons.
This year is Forest’s second in the top-flight but they have not avoided punishment after being measured against both Prem and EFL regulations.
While in the Championship, they were not allowed to lose more than £61m-a-year.
Since their promotion via the 2022 play-off final, they have splashed the cash on 42 players.
They have broke their transfer record three times for Taiwo Awoniyi, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ibrahim Sangare.
In their case against the independent panel, Forest have supposedly argued they were only in breach of the rules for two months while filling their accounts between June 30 and September 1.
They had only received the first instalment of the £47.5m they are owed by Tottenham from the sale of Brennan Johnson in a deal completed on September 1.
Forest have 14 days to launch an appeal.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are the second team to be slapped by a deduction after Everton were docked six points.
They originally had ten taken from their total but it was reduced after a successful appeal.
Forest’s 42 signings since promotion
2022/23
Morgan Gibbs-White
Taiwo Awoniyi
Danilo
Neco Williams
Emmanuel Dennis
Orel Mangala
Moussa Niakhate
Giulian Biancone
Lewis O’Brien
Remo Freuler
Omar Richards
Jonjo Shelvey
Renan Lodi
Chris Wood
Ui-jo Hwang
Willy Boly
Harry Toffolo
Felipe
Josh Bowler
Brandon Aguilera
Jesse Lingard
Gustavo Scarpa
Cheikhou Kouyate
Andre Ayew
Wayne Hennessey
Adnan Kanuric
Dean Henderson
Loic Bade
Keylor Navas
Serge Aurier
2023/24
Ibrahim Sangare
Anthony Elanga
Andrew Omobamidele
Murrilo
Nicolas Dominguez
Matt Turner
Matz Sels
Odysseas Vlachodimos
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Nuno Tavares
Gio Reyna
Ola Aina
Andrey Santos
Gonzalo Montiel
Divock Origi
Rodrigo Ribiero
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