Could Manchester City be relegated?

Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League with alleged breaches of their financial rules between 2009 and 2018.

In response, City have expressed their “surprise” at the announcement and are determined to fight their corner when an independent commission hears the case.

But, while an outcome isn’t expected soon, what punishments could City potentially face if they’re found to have broken the Premier League rules?

Mark Critchley explains, Marco Bevilacqua illustrates.

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[arshavindrameh]

Imagine how many goals Halaand will score against goalkeepers who are also shopkeepers.

[e_eyster]

I still feel we are going to get a combination of

1 - A fine in the seven to eight figure range
2 - A points deduction big enough to make Man City miss European spots when handed out
3 - Maybe a season long transfer ban

[abrahamsneo]

No, they won't. They'll probably get a fine and point deductions at most. However, realistically, the lawyers can drag the case for years.

[GeliCarlosJ]

The EFL could be pressured by all the championship clubs to not accept Man City unless they accept further points deductions & penalties whilst at their time in the championship. Cuz it'll just be a one season then automatic promotion essentially and that takes away from one championship side that could have been in the Top 6 & pushes one club down into the relegation zone

[_tokki]

The harshest punishment City would ever get is slap on the wrist... twice

[roolaing]

Call me cynical... They'll get fined, and make someone that doesn't have a role in the company anymore a scapegoat.

[klausbrinck]

I find it astonishing, that because the video didn´t go deep into the charges, also not a single commenter speaks about the charges, but about the unimportant stuff instead... The various punishments are irrelevant, since they simply mirror what the actual charges are, and how valid those charges end up being. I hope the process will be transparent.

[BOABModels]

I preferred it back when Man City were relegated regularly

[Micgrt]

Love the new animations Tifo. Y'all have been my go-to for all things football, alongside Athletic Interest. Keep up the amazing work!

[mattjdowling]

Was there new illustrator for this video? It looked good. I especially liked the "slap on the wrist" bit, and how the three blue dots looked so deflated when they had to forfeit matches to their opponents!

[zaphster]

- Give £100, 000, 000 compensation to all clubs that Manchester City played
- Transfer Ban for 2 seasons
- 45pts deduction this season and the next 3 seasons as well

- €200, 000, 000 for the Prem

[TheModeler]

FFP was created to stop City not to be some kind of balance between rich and poor teams. Notice how Chelsea can spend 600M in 6 months, how is that fair to other teams in the PL?

[thomaslam]

I can see the lower league teams suing because Man City will pop right back up and it takes away a promotion spot while also adding another relegation spot.

[algfourty]

Given the length of time in which this all took place I can't help but feel like Man City knew what they were doing and have likely spent plenty of time preparing a watertight defence. Sucks if it's true and they find another loop hole to avoid punishment for cheating but I'd wager they have plans in place

[esteemedkompany]

Seeing the fans of the rival clubs crying in the comments box is soooo laughable😆😆

[xXxMrHashxXx]

It’s crazy how owners can get into so much issues by investing into the club (Man City in this case went totally out of line with it though) which would always be seen as a positive in any other business. But owners who milk money out of the club e.g. the glazers walk away scot free. This should also be done for owners that take so money out of a club!

[CYMotorsport]

It’ll likely be punitive but the interesting thing is not so much teams issuing objections re: a position in the table they lost but a team rather objecting to the idea of lost earnings/growth due to a perceived gap to city based on this possible breach.

Example: does Jack grealish still go to City or Chelsea? Would that have changed Chelsea’s fortunes?

[marianchicago]

My guess is that UK is about to get a “France Treatment” and suddenly get a huge investment from Abu Dhabi, maybe a large purchase of UK made goods and have the charges be at most a fine and a strongly worded letter.

[zhubotang]

I am no city hater. But what mitigating factors? As in I tripped and accidentally bought someone for 100 million ?

[frankunodostres]

I highly doubt it. but one can hope for points deductions. I'd be really disappointed if it's just a slap on the wrist fine