Manchester City and Pep Guardiola prepare for a final for the Premier League title in Liverpool while other news arrives from the United Kingdom. The skyblues and their trial against the employers for alleged up to 115 violations of Financial Fair Play would have a new date to hear the verdict. Much anger in England with the information coming from The Laywer y The Times.
Let’s start from a base. When everything officially started in September there was talk of a 10-week plot. It was time thinking about the independent commission that is in charge of defining the future of the Premier and a possible even relegation of Manchester City. The matter was postponed until January 2025 as the starting point to know the verdict thanks to different issues. Now, the information of The Laywer y The Times indicates that everything can go until May or June!
“The hearing at the International Dispute Resolution Center in London has been suspended while the two parties, Manchester City and the Premier League, prepare their final arguments… It is a huge headache for the Premier League… The verdict could be extended by three months or more until the verdict is issued”, dictate the information published in both media. It is indicated how the skyblues will use all possible legal measures to buy time in order to gather more evidence to achieve his innocence.
Why is this feared? Who is it good for? What are the consequences of the verdict moving to May or June? Let’s go to the first thing. The Laywer y The Times They explain that although a first sentence could be given in the initial months of 2025, an appeal by any of the parties will result in up to a total of 90 days before to hear a new verdict from the independent commission. Manchester City, for obvious reasons and condition in the case, benefits by saving time to rethink your strategy and defend yourself.
Guardiola has already renewed his contract at Manchester City while waiting for the end of the trial: IMAGO
If we talk about the consequences, the truth is that a double-edged sword. On the one hand, there is talk of a Premier that could make decisions about the future of Manchester City (fines or administrative relegations) with the season already over. and without altering both the image and competition of your product. But be careful, because it could also mean the skyblue club starts the next campaign in the first division while waiting of a verdict after appeal that may arrive with the 2025/2026 campaign already started. Do your math.
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Allegations against the Premier League rules regarding associated party transactions (APT) is the big defence. More than 80% of the accusations against Manchester City They are marked for indicating as illegal the relationship between the skyblues and their sponsorships. If it can be proven that the amounts paid from the Emirates are in line with the market price and that they comply with current economic regulations, The accusation of a benefit in transfers or in the contracts of Guardiola’s stars makes no sense. It is the Trojan horse of a plot that will change the history of the tournament.
Manchester City has 8 games until 2025
Liverpool It will mark the beginning of a key month for Pep’s men. Anfield will mark the beginning of a series of clashes that will define the future of Guardiola and company in both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. Forest at home, Palace away, going to Juventus in Turin for the European Cup, Manchester derby at home, going to Villa Park, Everton and Leicester, what awaits a squad that has not won in six official duels.
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