It s been suggested that a season in the Championship for Manchester City should be guaranteed if they breach the Premier League s FFP rules.
At the start of 2023, were referred to an independent commission after being accused of breaching 115 of the Premier League s Financial Fair Play rules.
This groundbreaking news emerged following a four-year probe into their conduct between 2009 and 2018.
If found guilty, their potential punishments include a huge fine, points deduction, transfer ban or expulsion from the Premier League.
Since this announcement, Everton and Nottingham Forest have been docked points, while Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leicester City and Newcastle United have been at risk of breaching Profit and Sustainability rules.
The case involving s side is far more complicated and a further spanner was thrown into the works earlier this year. This came as
If Man City were successful, it would dramatically alter their FFP case as most of their charges would become redundant.
Earlier this month, a report claimed
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has gathered the views of owners and executives who work or have worked within the Premier League into Man City s FFP situation, with many speaking anonymously to protect relationships .
It is noted that some are so worn down by the decade-long pursuit of City that they fear Manchester City’s case may result in a financial settlement rather than a sporting penalty .
In response to this possible verdict, it is claimed that some rival executives consider this outcome to be impossible and utterly outrageous and say it would cast the death knell for financial sustainability not only within the English game but across European football.
Meanwhile, one Premier League club executive is quoted as saying: “The collective view I’ve heard is that an appropriate sanction would have to be a points deduction so substantial — we are talking here between 70 and 80 points — that it guarantees City a season in the Championship.”
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Another figure has reportedly called for a more creative punishment if Man City are found guilty.
Another of the sport’s leading figures suggests the punishment ought to be more creative, that many points could be deducted from City in each of the next three seasons, meaning the club’s chance of Champions League qualification would be severely restricted.
Another compares the City case to that of the English rugby union side Saracens who, when Premiership champions in 2019, were deducted 35 points, hit with a £5.36million ($6.9m at current rates) fine and relegated to the second division owing to non-compliance with the league’s salary-cap rules.
