Man City’s Premier League rivals to be forced into paying out £5MILLLION each if Man City win legal battle
MANCHESTER CITY’S Premier League rivals each face a £5MILLION bill — if the dethroned champions win their crunch legal battle with League bosses.
Under Prem rules, costs are taken away from the amount distributed between top-flight clubs from broadcast and commercial deals.
While a verdict on Pep Guardiola’s City’s 130 alleged breaches of financial rules is yet to come, it is anticipated the total legal bill for both sides could reach £100m.
Earlier this month, it emerged “administrative expenses”, including legal fees, hit £200.2m last season.
It was initially understood legal bills for the campaign would be around £8m.
But Prem chiefs were caught in a series of rule disputes and challenges against City, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Leicester.
City’s win in the first Associated Party Transaction case in February saw Etihad bosses demand the Prem meet the club’s £10m legal costs in addition to their own bills.
City faced 130 allegations when their financial rules case was heard by a commission last autumn.
If the charges are proved, it is understood there will be a separate “sanctions hearing”.
But a City win would almost certainly result in the club demanding a full recovery of their costs.
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This would see the legal bill split between the 19 other clubs, who stand to lose £5m each.
It would be a hefty hit with Profitability and Sustainability Rules in place until next season at least.