Manchester City have been warned they could face Financial Fair Play D-Day as early as next year – and “all hell will break loose” if they lose.
And Chelsea They were told it was “inevitable” they would get into trouble after admitting to breaching the rules under Roman Abramovich.
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soccer Still suffering from Penalty kick for Everton For breaking FFP rules.
“There are too many things,” said football financial expert Stefan Borsson This could happen if City are found to be against him. It would be very dangerous – all hell would break loose.
“It will turn out to be a massive story, not just in terms of football but on a much wider scale. Many parties will be involved.
“It’s going to be an incredibly explosive situation.”
Lawyer Burson, who was previously a consultant at the Etihad, insisted a demotion would be on the cards if City and Chelsea were found guilty.
He added: “From a football perspective, it is impossible to believe that City will not be relegated if all these things are against them.”
When City were charged with 115 Financial Fair Play breaches in February, there were claims it could take up to four years for the results of the investigation to emerge.
That could be sooner, Borson says, adding: “The hearing will likely happen in 2024 at some point.”
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“The Premier League must be worried about what they will do if City are found guilty.
“The fact that the League has accused City of such serious matters shows you that this is a very bold move.”
Chelsea have admitted they broke the rules under Abramovich, but hope the fact they now have a new system will protect them.
This is highly unlikely according to Burson, who believes they are also at risk of breaking profits Sustainability Rules that follow new American owner Todd Buhle with a £1bn transfer deal since taking over.
Borson said: “They would have to charge Chelsea for off-the-book payments (under Abramovich) – I don’t see any way around that and it would inevitably be very dangerous for them.
“I’m confident they won’t get leniency just because they admit it happened in the previous ownership.”
Q&A with Stefan Borsson
Everton’s ten-point deduction for violating financial rules was the largest penalty ever handed out by the Premier League.
But she left two final winners of the competition – Manchester city And Chelsea – fearful of what might come their way.
City have vehemently denied any wrongdoing and are prepared to defend themselves against the 115 charges against them.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are also likely to be in the dock, but will plead for leniency due to misdemeanors that occurred under Roman Abramovich.
Football finance expert Stefan Borsson, former advisor to Manchester City, explains what could now happen for the three clubs involved in the coming months.
How likely is that? Everton Will they get their points back?
They said they will appeal the ruling, and I don’t think it will take long.
I don’t see a lot of issues they can put to the appeals panel and get a different answer.
Overall, I can’t see what they could argue to materially change the outcome.
I think their best case is maybe a two-point reduction. Eight points instead of ten, or maybe six.
Based on the commission’s four-season advantage, getting at least two points per season seems reasonable.
I don’t think they have much hope of lowering it.
Everton will be monitoring other cases with interest, won’t they?
They will, but it’s completely irrelevant. Each case is judged on the basis of its merits. If City, Chelsea or others receive any penalties in… the next For a year or two, it will be irrelevant for Everton by then.
Why is the city’s case taking so long?
The first thing they say about the Everton ruling is that it was a complicated case.
It also says the trial package contains 28,000 documents — and not just pages, but documents. Even for a relatively simple case like Everton’s.
City’s situation is much more complex – it spans many years, many other issues, and it takes a very long time to get to the trial stage.
Essentially, Everton were dealt with quicker because it was a simpler case.
Even if he was at the top shortThe trial itself might last six months because it’s that complicated.
It won’t happen Take this In the independent commission but they will have to find a way somehow to get to the bottom of these issues in a way that is fair but deals with all the issues.
When do you think it will be heard?
I’ve read that it will be 2024 and I think it will likely be later in the year. It cannot be rushed because it is too complicated.
The hearing itself will take longer than Everton’s and I would be surprised if it doesn’t take at least three months After the hearing to obtain the ruling.
Given the stakes, it is clear there will be an appeal by City if they lose. There is no way City can sit back and take it.
There is talk of relegation if City lose the case, isn’t there?
There are a lot of things that ‘might’ happen if City are found to be against it. It would be very dangerous – all hell would break loose.
It will turn out to be a massive story, not just in terms of football but on a much wider scale.
Many parties will be involved. The situation will be incredibly explosive.
From a footballing point of view, it is impossible to believe that City will not be relegated if all these things are against them.
how do you do that? 100 points discount? Just a straight landing?
If they are found guilty of non-cooperation – as is the case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport – it is difficult to see any points being taken away from them.
There is no way you could argue that the lack of cooperation gave City a sporting advantage, so City will say there should be no sporting penalty.
How likely are they to be convicted?
To bring charges against City, you would have to prove dishonesty against a number of people. No committee would want to do that.
I saw that they were keen to say that Everton had not been dishonest, even though they found that the club had breached their duty of good faith.
If the case against Manchester City is proven, it is fraud, fraudulent accounting, and conspiracy – all very serious things.
But the Premier League has to prove it, and they have to prove it in a forum that is completely inappropriate for such a complex case involving such serious allegations.
But what if the ruling was issued in the middle of the season for relegation or a 100-point deduction?
Logically, the Committee should not care much about timing.
The Premier League must be worried about what they will do if City are found guilty.
People say it’s all a hoax, but the fact that they accused City of serious things shows you it’s not a hoax. It’s a very bold move from the Premier League.
And what about Chelsea – they’re somewhere else too, aren’t they?
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They’ll have to attack Chelsea, and I don’t see there’s any way around that. The situation at Chelsea is inevitable.
They recognized some or all of these off-book payments.
It is very serious though to admit because it was systematic, clearly deliberately concealed, clearly fraudulent and clearly in violation of the rules.
I’m confident they won’t get leniency just because they admit it happened in the previous ownership. I think it would be a clear issue with admissions.
But mitigating consent and cooperation would not outweigh the aggravating factors of what they did, so I think it would be very serious for Chelsea.
Is this difficult for new owners?
You could say that – but there is a follow-up position for Chelsea that they are also likely to do so fails Profit and sustainability rules for either last year, this year, or both.
I’ve said for a while that this is coming. I’ve looked at the numbers and I don’t see how they managed to make the numbers add up.
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