The Everton affair caused a lot of talk in England. Having failed to respect the rules of financial fair play of the Premier League, the Mersey club was penalized with a withdrawal of 10 points in the English championship standings. A hard blow for the Toffees which gave several other teams across the Channel a cold sweat. Chelsea and Manchester City, who were also pinned for the same reasons, can still be caught by the patrol.
Asked about a possible sanction at a press conference, the Catalan technician declared that he thought that the Skyblues’ opponents would like to see them be sanctioned: “And in the moment, we are innocent until proven guilty. I know people want it (City punished). I know, I feel it. I will wait – wait and see and once the sentence is pronounced we will come here and explain.» Finally, the former FC Barcelona coach admitted that he would be more likely to stay if the club were demoted to League One (English third division, editor’s note) than to the Champions League.
