NEIL WARNOCK’S Huddersfield have become the latest Championship club to be hit with a transfer ban.
That’s just days after rivals Burnley were punished for also filing their accounts late.
Warnock only returned to Huddersfield a month ago.
He led them to victory in his first game against Birmingham.
But they have since lost three of their next four games, failing to score once while shipping nine goals in the process.
It means Huddersfield remain deep in the relegation mire, six points off safety.
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But their season has now taken another turn for the worse.
The EFL confirmed on Monday that Huddersfield are now under a transfer embargo.
And they are unable to register any new players.
Huddersfield, who are yet to comment, were late in submitting their annual accounts.
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And they become the second side in as many days to be hit with a transfer ban.
Championship leaders Burnley are also under a transfer embargo for exactly the same reason.
But Vincent Kompany’s side insists they were late due a change in auditors.
And although they accept the embargo, Burnley are confident it will be lifted next month.
A statement read: “We would like to share with our supporters the disappointing news that the EFL are placing the club under an immediate transfer embargo.
“We believe transparency in these matters is paramount and we want to explain why this has happened.
“In our continued efforts to improve and move forward Burnley Football Club we made the decision to change our auditors in November and the transition has taken longer than we anticipated.
“We can confirm that we have provided draft accounts and financial information to the EFL’s Club Financial Reporting Unit and we continue to have regular dialogue with the unit to ensure we remain as open and as transparent and answer any questions the League may have.
“We believe the EFL will have no issue with the detail of our accounts other than their late submission and fully understand and support their position and efforts to sanction any club who fails to comply with any of their regulations.
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“Both the Club and our new auditors are confident this can be resolved swiftly and we hope our submission will be made next month at which point the embargo will be lifted.
“We once again wish to assure supporters this will have no detriment to the ongoing success and development of the Club as we move forward.”
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