Manchester City have hired one of the country’s most expensive lawyers as they prepare to fight the Premier League over allegations of financial breaches.
City have been accused of over 100 breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules across nine different seasons beginning in 2009/10. The Premier League alleges that City supplied inaccurate financial information, committed breaches in relation to player and manager remuneration and failed to co-operate with the investigation, which was launched four years ago.
The club have issued their own statement which said the announcement came as a “surprise” and declared they would use “irrefutable evidence” to put the matter “to rest once and for all”. City have now appointed a lawyer to defend them against the allegations, which could see the club relegated from the Premier League, if the charges are proven.
