Gabby Agbonlahor has demanded Manchester City receive a points deduction if they are found to have breached financial rules.
City were charged by the Premier League with over 100 alleged breaches on Monday, following an investigation looking as far back as the 2009/2010 season. The Blues are alleged to have breached league rules requiring provision “in utmost good faith” of “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position” - accusations that the club vehemently deny.
The charges will be reviewed by an independent panel, with potential punishments ranging from a small fine to docked points or even expulsion from the Premier League. And Agbonlahor believes that if the charges are found to be true, the Premier League should throw the book at City with the strongest possible sanctions.
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"When I first heard it I was a bit shocked," Agbonlahor told TalkSPORT. "I thought surely clubs would be more clever with what they're doing, you can't get away with anything now in football.
"The Premier League would have been on Man City, doing their research on what they've done. Now they could end up starting next season with 14, 15 points deduction.
"You've seen this season it's happened with Juventus in Serie A. They lost points, now they probably won't qualify for the Champions League.
"I don't want to see a £50m fine, I don't want to see that because they'll pay that out of their wallet. I want to see points deductions and if it takes a few months to go through, then the start of next season they start on minus."
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