Man City ‘will be relegated’ if found guilty of FFP charges as former adviser reveals scale of allegations

The former finance adviser of Manchester City has stated that the team will be demoted if it is found guilty of 115 alleged violations of Premier League regulations.

The Premier League accused City of the alleged violations in February of last year, and the club has since scheduled a hearing.

Answering questions on Tuesday, Select Committee chairman Richard Masters of the Premier League confirmed that the investigation was ‘progressing’ but he was unable to provide a specific timeframe.

Alleged violations during the 2010–11 and 2017–18 seasons were the subject of the charges.

Should City be found guilty, a range of sanctions are possible – including potential points deductions or even relegation from the top division.

Furthermore, former City financial adviser Stefan Borson outlined the potential full scope of the damage to City in a talkSPORT interview, should the entire list of charges—which you can examine here—be proven true.

“The scale is on a completely different level [to Nottingham Forest and Everton],” he stated.

“There can be no question that, if these charges are proven, this will end in at least relegation. There is the suggestion of conspiracy over, effectively, a 10-year period.

“If proven, this is super serious. Nobody would argue with that. City will say, I promise you, that this is an allegation of the most serious nature.”

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“There’s no question, if those charges are proven, this will end in at least relegation!” 😱

“The scale is on a completely different level!”

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Borson then went on to claim: “It seems to me to be highly unlikely that the conduct is alleged has taken place over a 10-year period with the sorts of individuals that are involved in the club and in the companies that are involved.

“It will be a very big call for any court or tribunal to suggest that this number of people have been dishonest, and perjured themselves.

“That would be a massive call for, effectively, some KC’s and maybe a former finance director of a football club, to make against not just Manchester City, but against numerous executives, against third party individuals, and against, of course, potentially senior members of foreign states.”