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The Manchester City case is going to be a long one and is unlikely to be resolved in the near future. The investigation is likely to be protracted and is expected to take between two and four years to reach a conclusion.
The club, which in 2008 was acquired by Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, faces a number of sanctions for possible financial violations.
According to a leading sports lawyer called Nick De Marco, who was interviewed by The Times, the number of charges facing the Citizens, makes the issue quite complex, especially since the club is facing hundreds of sanctions spread over multiple years.
The Premier League charged Manchester City with numerous alleged breaches. The alleged breaches, range from the 2009 to 2018 seasons, and are said to relate to “financial reporting of profits, remuneration of coaches and players, UEFA regulation and cooperation with Premier League investigations”.
The Premier League’s clawback
Financial expert Kieran Maguire, on the other hand, believes politics is likely involved in the turn of events.
“It would be good to be seen that the league has some clawback and is up against a member – and shareholder – so we are entering a period of pressure and politics,” Maguire told MARCA.
“It’s not much of a coincidence that the two things have happened [at the same time].
“A lot of the dark arts of politics are going on, and soccer is being used as a vehicle for that. We have had a period of self-regulation within soccer and that has led us to where we are.”
On the other hand, Dan Roan, a BBC journalist, placed the spotlight on the magnitude of the investigation.
“This is potentially the biggest financial scandal in the history of the Premier League,” Roan said.
“No club has ever faced such a catalog of allegations.”
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