A new report has detailed Manchester City’s net spend on lawyer fees as the club await a verdict into their 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.
The four-in-a-row Premier League champions have been accused of breaching the Premier League’s FFP rules over a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018.
Major upheaval is in the offing amongst the first-team ranks at the Etihad Stadium and Manchester City’s incoming sporting director Hugo Viana is expected to back manager Pep Guardiola heavily in the transfer market.
City spent £181.5 million in January to sign Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis, Nico Gonzalez and Omar Marmoush to add depth to an injury-riddled, depleted squad that will witness the departure of several senior players in the summer.
David Ornstein of The Athletic revealed last week it remains unclear as to when exactly a verdict into the hearing conducted by the independent commission will announce their verdict into the charges.
Guardiola has remained calm and quietly confident when discussing the subject in his press conferences this season, having a deep sense of trust in the ownership and board.
The City boss has had his own share of problems this season as he aims to seal a top-four Premier League finish for his side and secure UEFA Champions League football for next season.
As reported by Richard Moriarty writing for The Sun, Manchester City have spent £30,596,000 on lawyer fees in their battle against the Premier League since the charges first came to light in 2023.
The three-person independent commission is expected to announce their decision on the charges in the near future, which could see City suffer a heavy punishment – the nature of which remains unknown – if they are found guilty of the allegations.
However, if they are cleared of any wrongdoing, the decision will be a major statement for the club against the football entities that have put an asterisk on the club’s success on the pitch under the Abu Dhabi ownership since their takeover in 2008.
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