Man City’s Financial Fair Play Hearing To Hold In Near Future – Richard Masters

Premier League chief, Richard Masters has confirmed that Manchester City’s hearing for their 115 financial charges will take place in “near future.”

It was announced in February 2023, that City had been charged with 115 separate alleged breaches of the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations dating back to 2009 and running until 2018.

The club said in a statement when the charges were announced last year, “Manchester City FC is surprised by the issuing of these alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules, particularly given the extensive engagement and vast amount of detailed materials that the EPL has been provided with.”

And speaking at a European Leagues press conference in London on Friday, the Premier League CEO, indicated that the hearing into City’s case will take place in the “near future.” No date was given.

He said: “We can’t comment on the case, the date is set. The case will resolve itself at some point in the near future.”

City’s historical charges make them much more complex than the recent cases involving Nottingham Forest and Everton.

Masters explained at a select committee back in January, “They are very different charges. If any club, whether they are the current champions or otherwise, had been found in breach of the spending rules for year ’23, they would be in exactly the same position as Everton or Nottingham Forest,” he said.

“The volume and character of the charges laid before Man City, which I cannot talk about at all, are being heard in a completely different environment. There is a date set for that proceeding.”