The hearing into Manchester City’s 115 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules will begin on Monday.
City have been accused of financial impropriety spanning nine years from 2009 and the sternest punishment if found guilty is relegation. Points deductions and fines are also potential penalties.
The League charged City with a failure to provide accurate financial information and a failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments.
An investigation was sparked by Der Spiegel publishing Football Leaks documents in 2018 and City stand accused of funnelling money from the club’s owners through sponsors in the United Arab Emirates.
It was reported that the hearing would start in September, and it has now been confirmed that it will get underway in just a matter of days.
The hearing against Man City over their 115 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules will get underway on Monday. The club, declining to comment, denies any wrongdoing
The champions have been accused of financial impropriety spanning a nine-year period
City, bidding for a fifth-successive title, are defending their case at an independent inquiry
City — who declined to comment — deny wrongdoing and are defending their case at an independent inquiry.
City won the Premier League three times between 2009 and 2018, lifting the top division title in 2012, 2014 and 2018.
They are currently h, while they are also looking to regain the Champions League after winning it in the 2022-23 season.
Alan Shearer, meanwhile, has given his view on the proceedings ahead of the start of the hearing next week.
The Premier League’s all-time record goal scorer admitted it will be hard to truly follow what is happening in terms of a potential outcome, but doesn’t expect there to be any quick solution.
‘Man City’s hearing begins next week, and although we saw points deductions for Everton and Forest last season, we have recently seen that Leicester’s argument was upheld from the independent committee,’ Shearer write via Betfair, ‘I haven’t got a clue what is going to happen to Man City.
‘I think over the next weeks, months, or however long it’s going to take, none of us will know what’s going on, what’s happening behind those walls or what the verdict will be, if any.
Alan Shearer has had his say on the case, though admitted it will be hard to predict an outcome
City will get their Premier League campaign back underway on Saturday as they face Brentford
‘It’s just a matter of sitting tight and waiting, and then we will all have to make judgement when that comes. I think it’ll be a very long time before it comes out.
‘We don’t know whether they’re going to be found guilty of any, a handful or all the charges, so in terms of trying to predict what’s going to happen, I think it’s virtually impossible.’
City return to Premier League action after the international break on Saturday when they host Brentford.
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