According to UK newspaper The Times, the agency is advising companies to withdraw credit terms from Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Stoke City, Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“The ratings do not predict what a wealthy backer may do. They are based on information available from sources such as Companies House and from the courts. There is no assumption made that a shareholder may put more money in,” said Rob McLaughlin, the director of Riskdisk.
Credit ratings given to the clubs may differ according to the agency assessing them. But another credit-ratings agency, Experian, has five unrevealed Premier League clubs on its “financial critical” list.
