Everton's relegation rivals are reportedly pushing for the Premier League to take action against the club this season if they are found guilty of alleged breaches of its spending rules.
In March, Everton became just the second Premier League club to be charged with breaking financial rules after Manchester City were hit with an astonishing 101 charges covering a nine-year period in February and the Toffees were referred to an independent commission.
The club immediately vowed to 'robustly defend' themselves against the charges and claimed they are 'entirely confident' they have complied with financial rules.