Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said he believes Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is an “honest man” and was surprised to hear of the Premier League’s financial charges against the club.
Wenger revealed he knows Al Mubarak “quite well” and hailed his intellect and virtue amid the 100-plus financial charges against the champions that stretch back to 2009. City have vowed to clear their name, insisting they are innocent of all charges.
It is not clear what punishments could be handed to City if found guilty, although it is thought they could be wide-ranging. The possibility of the club being stripped of some of their titles has been mooted, although Wenger suggests this would be unlikely.
