Премьер лигийн санхүүгийн дүрэм журмыг зөрчсөн хэрэгт буруутгагдсан гэх мэдээллийн дараа Манчестер Сити албан ёсны мэдэгдэл гаргаж, үйл явц үргэлжилж байгааг онцоллоо.
Есдүгээр сарын 25-ны баасан гарагт гарсан мэдээллээр Манчестер Сити Премьер лигийн санхүүгийн зохицуулалтыг зөрчсөн 114 тохиолдолд буруутай гэж үзсэн талаар дурджээ. Гэвч тус клуб үүнийг няцааж, Премьер лигийн зүгээс явуулж буй үйл явц одоог хүртэл үргэлжилж байгаа бөгөөд нууцлалын өндөр зэрэглэлтэй хэвээр байгааг мэдэгдэлдээ дурдсан байна.
Манчестер Сити 2009-2018 оны хооронд санхүүгийн дүрэм зөрчсөн 115 удаагийн үйлдлийн хэрэгт 2023 оны хоёрдугаар сараас эхлэн шалгагдаж байгаа юм. Үүнээс 54 тохиолдол нь санхүүгийн үнэн зөв мэдээллийг цаг тухайд нь тайлагнаагүй гэх үндэслэлтэй холбоотой ажээ. Тус хугацаанд клуб тоглогчдын наймаанд 1.44 тэрбум евро орчим зарцуулж, Премьер лигийн аваргаар гурван удаа тодорсон байна.
Одоогоор ямар нэгэн шийтгэл оногдуулаагүй байгаа бөгөөд бие даасан комиссын шийдвэрийг Манчестер Сити давж заалдах төлөвтэй байна. Хэрэв буруутай нь эцэслэн тогтоогдвол клубт торгууль ногдуулах, оноо хасах, цаашлаад Премьер лигээс хасах зэрэг арга хэмжээ авах боломжтой гэж дүрэмд заажээ.
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Despite reports suggesting they have been found guilty on 114 charges relating to financial breaches, Manchester City have issued a statement insisting that the Premier League process remains “ongoing”.
A report from The Athletic on Friday (September 25) claimed that City have been found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.
No sanctions have been decided as of yet, and City are expected to appeal the verdict from the independent commission.
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Soon after the report emerged, Manchester City issued a statement.
It read: “The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality. As such Manchester City FC’s position remains consistent with the Club’s statement of February 2023.
“The Club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League Board and Executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence.”
Manchester City say the Premier League process is still ongoing. Image credit: Getty
What punishment could Man City face?
Back in February 2023, the Premier League charged City with breaking financial fair play rules on 115 occasions over a nine-year period, with 54 of those relating to a failure to provide up-to-date financial information.
City were establishing themselves as one of Europe’s top competitors during that period, which started in 2009 and went on until 2018, spending around €1.44bn on new players, according to figures from Transfermarkt.
They also lifted the Premier League title on three occasions in 2012, 2014 and 2018.
Since the charges were brought against them in 2023, City have strenuously denied any wrongdoing, claiming they have a “body of irrefutable evidence” that has been provided as part of their defence.
Potential punishments for the breaches include fines, points deductions or even, in the most severe scenario, relegation from the Premier League.
Here’s what punishments the independent commission can impose on a club.
- Suspend a club from playing league matches
- Points deductions
- Recommend to the board that league matches be replayed
- Recommend to the board that the league expels the respondent club
- Order compensation
- Cancel or refuse registration of players
- Conditional punishment
- Order the club to pay costs
- Make such other order as it thinks fit
