Leicester urged to 'take medicine' and move on after six-point penalty

Leicester described the punishment as "disproportionate" and added that they would consider their options with an appeals process open to them.

Fryatt had "expected worse" for Leicester, saying he anticipated a double-figure points punishment for his former club.

The maximum penalty that could have been imposed was 12 points, but it is understood that the Premier League had been pushing for 20 points to be docked because of aggravated breaches.

The Foxes have been embroiled in legal battles with footballing authorities over PSR violations for a number of years.

Leicester previously – and successfully – defended themselves against charges handed down in March 2024.

By May of the following year, they were charged again by the Premier League, and it was not until late November 2025 that a week-long hearing took place. It then took more than two months for the independent commission to deliver its findings and for the penalty to be imposed.

Throughout that time, Leicester struggled on the pitch.

They were relegated from the top flight for the second time in three years last term, meaning the 10-year anniversary of their astonishing Premier League title win would be spent playing in the second tier.

While promotion was the ambition this season, they find themselves without a permanent manager – following the sacking of Marti Cifuentes – and were battling in the bottom half of the Championship table even before the points were deducted.

Fryatt says the lowly position that Leicester are now in should be "a wake-up call".

"If they didn't know they were in a scrap before, they certainly do now," he said.

"They have got to come together, bring fight and determination to get out of this position.

"It might be that the players come together and this galvanises them. It might be the team spirit they need and motivation, thinking 'everyone is against us' and it's a siege mentality."