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Away from the world of transfers, some big Premier League news broke a little earlier as Burnley have won a landmark legal dispute with Everton over a breach of Premier League rules.

The Toffees have been ordered to pay Burnley more than £35million in compensation after they were sued over Premier League profitability and sustainability breaches from the 2021-22 season when the Clarets were relegated.

However, Everton have been left furious by the decision and have immediately appealed.

In a statement, the club said: “Everton Football Club is surprised and angered by the decision of a Premier League independent disciplinary commission to order a compensation payment to Burnley Football Club in relation to Everton’s PSR breach in June 2022.

“Everton has appealed the decision and is clear in its belief the ruling is fundamentally flawed in both law and fact.

“The club does not recognise the findings of the panel in determining Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League in May 2022 was caused by a sporting advantage gained by Everton due to a breach of Profitability and Sustainability Rules, for which a substantive sporting sanction has already been received.

“This ruling sets a dangerous and unworkable precedent for English football, given it is constructed on a principle that a club can be in breach of financial rules at any point in a financial year.

“Everton believes the panel’s ruling misrepresents the clear evidence presented by its legal representatives and that an appeal will be successful.

“The club is confident of its ongoing PSR compliance and has also obtained confirmation from the Premier League of its clear position that this ruling should not be the cause of any future PSR sanction. Evertonians can be assured that ownership are focused, with strengthened resolve, on delivering their vision of returning Everton to the top echelon of English football.”

Football analysis supercomputer Machine Football believes that Mohamed Salah is performing at the level of a player in their prime.

Salah’s dribbling ranks in the top 0.01% of all attackers in the database. For context, that 99.72 dribbling score, combined with a finishing rating of 96.94 and a creativity score of 97.69, places him among the most complete attacking midfielders the model has assessed globally.

The data suggests that Salah would fit in well with Fenerbahce manager Zeki Murat Gole's 4-2-3-1 system, with close to the maximum compatibility.

The overall picture is a player whose qualities remain elite but whose potential wage of more than £400,000 per week represents the clearest point of risk. Machine Football's simulation is confident in the footballing fit, but is unclear if the financial structure would be able to work.

Supercomputer Machine Football analyses billions of bits of football data to predict player performance, transfers and match outcomes.

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