Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes a verdict on the club's 115 alleged financial rule breaches will be reached within a month. The Premier League champions have strongly denied the charges, which could see them face severe penalties, including points deductions or relegation.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola stated that the club anticipates the outcome of the hearing regarding its 115 alleged Premier League financial rule breaches to be revealed within a month. Guardiola emphasized that City vehemently denies these charges. If found guilty, the commission possesses extensive powers, including the imposition of substantial points deductions or even relegation.
In September, Guardiola, who recently extended his contract until 2027, expressed that City's critics desired to erase the Premier League champions from existence. Although no official timeline for a decision has been disclosed, it was widely anticipated to occur in the first quarter of 2025. Guardiola confirmed this timeframe when responding to inquiries concerning whether City's record £180 million investment in the transfer market during the winter window was prompted by the possibility of a transfer ban.'In one month, I think there will be a verdict and a sentence,' he said. 'After that, we will see my opinion of what happened so far.' City's winter transfer campaign involved a £33.6 million acquisition of Uzbekistan defender Abdoukodir Khusanov from French club Lens on January 20th. Then, on January 23rd, they secured the £63 million signing of Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt. Concluding their mid-season recruitment drive, they paid £50 million to Porto for Spain Under-21 midfielder Nico Gonzales. This marked the second-highest expenditure during a mid-season transfer window by a Premier League club, trailing only Chelsea's £275 million outlay in 2023, and exceeding the combined spending of the rest of England's top flight. Guardiola refuted any suggestion that the spending spree was a response to potential sanctions. He asserted that it was purely driven by the desire to strengthen a squad that has underperformed compared to previous seasons. His side currently occupies fifth place in the league table, 15 points behind leaders Liverpool. He emphasized that City's financial prudence, evidenced by three consecutive profitable seasons, partly facilitated by player sales such as Cole Palmer to Chelsea and Liam Delap to Ipswich for a combined £57.5 million, enabled them to make these investments. 'My words will not convince people,' he said. 'I know with this club it is always 'just about the money'. 'But in the past five years, we are the last among the top six for net spend. Even after what we have spent in this transfer window, we are away from Chelsea, (Manchester) United, Arsenal, Tottenham. Even from Liverpool. The only reason why is we sell a lot in the last seasons.
MANCHESTER CITY PEP GUARDIOLA PREMIER LEAGUE FINANCIAL RULE BREACHES TRANSFER WINDOW
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