Derby County sold Pride Park to owner Mel Morris for £80m, and then leased the stadium backDerby County say the English Football League's "unnecessary" charges against the club will have cost the league "hundreds of thousands of pounds". The Rams were cleared of two alleged breaches of EFL rules, including the valuation of Pride Park before its sale, on Tuesday. The sale of the ground for £80m helped the Championship club post a pre-tax profit in their 2017-18 accounts. However, the independent disciplinary commission's written reasons for its decision stated the EFL was entitled to bring both charges against the club. Owner Mel Morris' purchase of Pride Park enabled Derby to meet the EFL's spending rules, which permit Championship clubs to lose £39m over a three-year period.

Source: BBC August 26, 2020 17:26 UTC