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Manchester City are still awaiting the conclusion of the 115 Financial Fair Play (FFP) charges hearing that was first brought forward in February 2023
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has urged the Premier League to accelerate the result of Manchester City's Financial Fair Play (FFP) hearing ahead of the new campaign starting in less than a fortnight.
In February 2023, City were charged with 115 historical FFP breaches by the top flight. It was alleged the breaches took place between 2009 and 2018, mainly relating to the manner in which players and staff were paid by the club.
City have vehemently denied these charges and expressed they had 'irrefutable evidence' which cleared their name. Despite being charged more than two years ago now, the hearing only began in September 2024 and lasted two months.
There had been hope that City would discover their fate at the beginning of 2025 but that timeline came and went. Now with less than two weeks until the start of the campaign, it is rumoured that we will be waiting until at least October for the hearing verdict to be published.
Amid the delays and confusion, Levy was asked about the situation on The Overlap with former Manchester United captain Gary Neville. Explaining his thoughts on the matter, the Spurs chairman said: "I think it would be really unfair of me to talk about another club in the Premier League, all I would say is that it’s going through a process which I think has gone on for far too long.
"It needs to be brought, for the good of the game, to a conclusion one way or another." Neville went on to complain about the Premier League's perceived mishandling of the situation describing it as 'shameful' that they cannot get their house in order.
Levy responded: "Well I, as I said, I think it was the FA that should have brought us all together. I agree, it's unfortunate that we haven’t been able to resolve things internally rather than the recourse of the lawyers because the lawyers are going to earn a lot of money out of this."
City are currently unaware of what their fate could hold should the hearing find them guilty. Punishments varying from fines to expulsion from the Premier League have all been suggested.
However, should they be found not guilty, City may still not be out of danger. The top flight could choose to appeal the decision from the independent panel and, likewise, the Blues can appeal if they are found guilty.
Either way, this saga still seems a long way from being settled.
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