Overview
- The Independent’s Miguel Delaney reports the three-judge panel has not reached a decision and the process could extend for at least another year.
- An independent commission heard the case privately from September 16 to December 6, 2024, following charges first laid in February 2023.
- Manchester City denies wrongdoing and says its defense is supported by an “irrefutable body of evidence.”
- The allegations span 2009–2018 and include inaccurate financial reporting, incomplete disclosure of payments, breaches of UEFA FFP and Premier League PSR, and failure to co-operate.
- Premier League chief Richard Masters has reiterated he cannot discuss timing, while reports say rival clubs are frustrated by City’s recent spending, including the $83.6m signing of Antoine Semenyo and a reported move for Marc Guehi.