Football365 reported that former club financial advisor Stefan Borson said it would be too “excessive” if Manchester City were relegated by a points deduction and also given a transfer ban after the club appealed the initial verdict in its Premier League FFP case. The case concerns Manchester City being found guilty on 114 of 115 charges.
Case status
It was confirmed that Manchester City had been found guilty on 114 of their 115 charges after being accused of breaching the Premier League’s FFP regulations between 2009 and 2018. Some of the charges relate to their failure to comply. Manchester City continue to insist on their innocence and have appealed the initial verdict.
Possible punishments
Football365 said Manchester City face several potential punishments if their appeal fails, including a huge fine, transfer ban, points deduction, expulsion and/or being stripped of their Premier League titles. Football365 said a report from Football Insider claimed Manchester City’s “expected” punishment is a 50-point deduction. Football365 said it has also been suggested that Manchester City could be handed several sanctions.
Borson’s comments
Borson told Football Insider: “If City were to be relegated, I don’t think you could have a scenario where a penalty is imposed that causes a wholesale of footballers, but they’re not allowed to purchase any.”
Borson told Football Insider: “That would seem to me to be excessive.”
Borson told Football Insider: “Because clearly, if you get relegated, you’re going to need to reduce the wage bill.”
Borson told Football Insider: “If you need to reduce the wage bill, you need to sell players. With a transfer ban, they wouldn’t be able to bring any players in and be forced to use youth players.”
Borson told Football Insider: “I guess it’s all sort of theoretically possible. I just think it’s pretty unlikely because I think they’ll have to join these two things up.”
