Reports said Manchester City could face possible new Premier League charges over conduct after 2018 following an independent commission's verdict in the club's existing financial rules case.
Current case background
Manchester City were accused of breaching the Premier League's FFP regulations between 2009 and 2018 and failing to comply with the process. The Premier League referred Manchester City to an independent commission at the start of 2023 after a four-year probe into the club's alleged conduct between 2009 and 2018.
After a six-week hearing at the end of 2024, the independent commission found Manchester City guilty on almost all charges, according to Football365. Manchester City continue to insist on their innocence.
Discussion over seasons after 2018
Football365 says some executives are pushing for Manchester City to be investigated for the seasons since 2018 after they were found guilty of 114 charges of breaches of financial rules.
Football365 reports that it is said that an increasing number of those individuals have raised the "obvious question" about whether Manchester City's inflated sponsorship deals stopped in 2018 despite commercial income being accounted as staying at the same level. A source for the outlet said: "what changed overnight".
Concerns around further action
Football365 reports that it is claimed that further charges could pose a "dilemma" for the Premier League.
Football365 reports that some feel agitating executives are getting ahead of themselves, and that there should just be patience for the current case to conclude.
View against another investigation
Football365 reports that a concurrent view is that there are not the same clear grounds for another investigation without evidence like the leaked emails, and that it might be unnecessary if the guilty verdict is upheld and the sanctions are appropriate.
