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Accusations of alleged breaches of Premier League financial regulations against Manchester City have led some to believe that the Premier League champions will inevitably be relegated.
Opened in 2018 before gaining momentum in February 2023, the investigation targeting Manchester City for 115 alleged violations of various Premier League rules is nearing its conclusion. For several months now, the leaders of the Manchester club have known that the sanctions that threaten them will have very unfortunate consequences for City in the event of a conviction. In sporting terms, the Skyblues could simply be sent to the Championship (English second division).
According to information from The Athletic revealed this Friday, the verdict should come by the end of the new season. The media explained that some leaders of other Premier League clubs fear that Manchester City will get away with a simple financial agreement rather than a sporting sanction. A sentiment that several others rejected outright, believing that such a conclusion would be ” impossible and totally scandalous and that it would sound the death knell for the financial viability of English and European football “.
70 to 80 points less
One of his club bosses was quoted by the media. And for him, the general hope is rather the following: ” The collective opinion that has come back to me is that an appropriate sanction would be a points deduction so significant – we’re talking 70 to 80 points here – that it guarantees City a season in the Championship. ” According to The Athleticsome have slightly more original ideas for this possible sanction, such as for example distributing the negative points over the next three seasons, while keeping Manchester City in the Premier League at the starting point. In fact, the club would have to fight much harder to hope to reach the Champions League, synonymous with financial windfall.
For its part, Manchester City continues to contest the accusations against it and says it is confident about the outcome of the judgment. As a reminder, the case is in the hands of an independent commission. However, the whole thing is very complex and, as the media outlet pointed out in its investigation, politics is also interested in it. Thus, the British government admitted last year that ” its embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in London had discussed the accusations against Manchester City “A new hearing will take place this fall to hear the defense in this case.
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