- Manchester City face 115 charges relating to Financial Fair Play breaches
- The charges date back to 2009 and extend to 2018.
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La Liga president Javier Tebas believes the majority of Premier League clubs believe Manchester City should be punished for their 115 fouls.
The hearing into Manchester City’s alleged breaches of 115 Premier League financial rules is set to begin on Monday.
City have been accused of financial irregularities for nine years since 2009 and the most severe punishment if found guilty is relegation. Other potential sanctions include points deductions and fines.
The league accused City of failing to provide accurate financial information and failing to provide precise details of payments to players and coaches.
An investigation was sparked when Der Spiegel published Football Leaks documents in 2018 and City are accused of channelling money from the club’s owners through sponsors in the United Arab Emirates.
City, which declined to comment, denies wrongdoing and is pursuing its case in an independent inquiry.
Tebas has been an outspoken critic of City and their spending model for years and has once again hit out at the English champions.
“I have spoken to many Premier League clubs and most of them believe that City should be sanctioned,” he told Mundo Deportivo.
He added that “they were once cleared by CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) on a formal matter,” implying that UEFA’s reversal of the ban was only on a technicality.
Javier Tebas also spoke about the Premier League and said that ‘this year they have made the right decisions and have earned points’.
“They have committed economic dumping which has harmed Spanish football. We could not do the same because we would return to 2010, when clubs disappeared due to debts.”
The independent hearing on the city’s case is expected to last about two months, though the verdict is not expected to be made public until spring 2025 at the earliest, according to reports.
The most severe punishment for being found guilty is relegation. Other possible sanctions include points deductions and fines.
