It’ll be hilarious if they get a points deduction. It sounds like they’ve tried to avoid any financial penalty for tapping up Silva because they’re already paying out millions on their own reneged contracts.
However, I don’t see it as any worse (less so actually) than the Spurs stadium fiasco. It’d be harsh if Everton were docked points while Spurs, having messed around the whole league this season, get no punishment.