Manchester City accused of breaching financial fair play

Manchester City, the club of Julián Álvarez, was accused of breaching the rules of “Financial Fair Play”, according to the British press, and the club was “surprised” at this news. The Premier League targeted the team led by Pep Guardiola for numerous breaches of financial rules between 2009 and 2018. “That would be the conclusion after a four-year investigation, in a case considered unprecedented,” said Martyn Ziegler, sports chief of The Times. The club, for its part, responded in a statement in which it showed its “surprise” at the publication of “alleged infractions”. “Manchester City FC is shocked by the publication of these alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules, particularly the extensive commitment and the large amount of detailed materials that have been provided to the Premier League.” The strongest accusation is that “basically, City made up their books of accounts for years, made inappropriate payments to coaches and players, dodged the rules of ‘Financial Fair Play’ (FFF) and did not cooperate with the investigations” of the Premier League. while expressing that “there will be no further comments regarding this matter until further notice.” Possible sanctions range from expulsion from the league, suspension or removal of points. As an international background, it should be remembered that for a similar matter, Italy’s Serie A recently deducted 15 points from Juventus.

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