Will the King of England fall from his throne? Crowned six times in the last seven years in the Premier League, Manchester City is preparing to experience the “trial of the century”. Accused of 115 breaches of the Premier League regulations, Pep Guardiola’s club is accused in particular of not having provided precise financial information for nine separate seasons, of not having provided all the details of the remuneration of manager Roberto Mancini for the four seasons he spent at the club (2009-2013), and of not having provided all the details of the remuneration of the players from 2010 to 2016.
The Cityzens’ trial will begin on September 16 and will last several months. However, the verdict is not expected until 2025. And it could be terrible for the 2023 European champions, as relegation is among the possible sanctions. Not to mention the millions of euros in compensation. This Wednesday, The Times We are indeed learning that other Premier League clubs are seriously considering suing City in order to obtain compensation.
Clubs have until November 5
The English media also specifies that the elite teams have taken advice from lawyers, because the amount of these damages claimed could amount to hundreds of millions of pounds sterling. If they really decide to file a complaint against City, the clubs will have until November 5 to do so. A deadline that was explained to the Times a specialist lawyer.
“The limitation period is six years under the Limitation Act, but there is an exception where a person has concealed his or her infringement, in which case the complaint must be filed within six years from the time when the infringement could have been discovered by acting reasonably. It could therefore be argued that the six-year period starts to run from the first publication of Der Spiegel (on 5 November 2018, editor’s note).”Manchester City are in deeper trouble than ever.
