Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola faced reporters on Friday during a regularly scheduled press conference. Premier League coaches typically field questions about injury updates and their opponents ahead of games. The Spaniard touched on these subjects as City is set to host Brentford on Saturday. Nevertheless, there was a fairly large elephant in the press room unrelated to the Bees on Friday — Man City’s 115 charges.
A hearing regarding Manchester City’s 115 financial charges is finally set to start on Monday. The club was officially charged 19 months ago but the complexity of the case has delayed the proceedings. Along with discussing his squad and facing Brentford with reporters, Guardiola claimed that he is “looking forward” to the outcome of the case.
“It starts soon and then finishes soon,” the coach said of the trial. “An independent panel will decide and I am looking forward to the decision.”
“We will accept the sentence. I know there will be more rumors and more about the [possible] sentences but we will see. I know what people are expecting as it’s what I’ve read for many years. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty.”
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Man City’s 115 charges: Complex case is likely to spill into 2025
Guardiola’s comments, however, should be taken with a grain of salt. Unlike what the coach claimed, the case is expected to drag on for some time. According to a , the actual hearing will take around 10 weeks. This is an exceptionally lengthy time for such a civil commercial trial.
Along with the hearing potentially extending to Thanksgiving, Manchester City will most likely not just “accept the sentence” if it is a negative outcome for them. Assuming they are handed a significant punishment, club officials are expected to appeal the ruling. If so, the case could then possibly drag on until early…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-09-13 16:17:54
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