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Accused by the Premier League of 115 alleged violations of financial regulations in force following the opening of an investigation in 2018, Manchester City risks at least relegation, according to a former manager of the club.
The investigation was opened in 2018 and took another turn in February 2023 when the Premier League announced: “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred a number of alleged breaches of Premier League rules by Manchester City Football Club to a committee. » A decision which therefore followed the revelations made by the German newspaper Der Spiegel which, with supporting documents, notably highlighted overestimated sponsorship contracts. This Thursday, a certain Stefan Borson announced a possible dark future for the Mancunian club.
Former financial director of Manchester City, he was interviewed at the microphone of TalkSport on what could happen to his former club if he were to be found guilty of the facts with which he is accused. “ If these accusations are proven, it will end in relegation at the very least. There are suspicions of conspiracy over a ten-year period. These suggest that the sponsorship deals are not for 60-70 million euros, but rather 9 million, which would mean a sham and the lies of lots of people. »
“There’s no question, if these charges are proven, this will end in at least relegation!” 😱
“The scale is on a completely different level!”
Ex #MCFC financial adviser, Stefan Borson, claims City will be relegated if guilty of charges. pic.twitter.com/VoT0fso0y2
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) January 18, 2024
Not before summer 2025
Stefan Borson continued his analysis: “ A whole bunch of executives from multiple companies were in there. The club also lied to multiple professionals and people obliged to do their due diligence. If all this is proven, it is extremely serious. No one can dispute that. » The file will take time to be processed. A conclusion should not come before the end of next season, according to the Dailymail. This will correspond to the end of Pep Guardiola’s contract on the Manchester City bench.
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