Manchester City’s hearing into 115 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules has been brought forward to next month, according to reports.
An independent commission had been expected to start in November, but The Times report it is now due to begin in mid to late September, unless there are further legal delays.
The hearing has been scheduled to last 10 weeks, with commission members expected to deliver their verdict at the start of next year. City deny all the charges.
Their separate legal case against the Premier League’s associated party transaction rules, where clubs broker sponsorship deals with businesses linked to their owners, is now expected to reach an outcome in the next few weeks.
It is claimed that has allowed the hearing into the 115 charges to be brought forward. The 115 alleged rule breaches are said to have taken place between 2009 and 2018.
It is still unknown how heavily City could be punished if found guilty, but points deductions and even relegation are thought to be possibilities.
Last season, City won their eighth Premier League title since the 2008 takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters confirmed in April that a hearing date had been set, saying: “The case will resolve itself at some point in the near future.”
Both the Premier League and Manchester City declined to comment when contacted.
