Manchester City has been found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges brought against it by the Premier League, covering financial rule breaches dating back to the 2008/09 season through to 2017/18. The club was also penalized separately for not cooperating fully with the investigation as it unfolded, and there’s already a UEFA precedent for stripping titles from a sanctioned champion and handing them to the runner-up instead.
That precedent has fueled speculation that Arsenal and Tottenham could be in line for financial compensation over City’s breaches, with Liverpool reportedly seeking as much as £100million in damages. According to The Times, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United all filed formal notices with City back in 2024 signaling their intent to pursue compensation if the club were found guilty — a move that kept them within the six-year window allowed for such claims, given the charges covered a period ending in 2018.
The £100million figure being floated is tied to the revenue clubs missed out on by finishing lower than they otherwise would have, including the financial hit of missing out on Champions League qualification in relevant seasons. The Times drew a comparison to Everton’s £40million settlement with Burnley after Everton’s own financial breaches in 2021/22 — a payout that helped the Toffees avoid the same fate that saw Burnley relegated.
Manchester City responded quickly to the verdict, but the statement largely echoed the position the club first laid out back in February 2023 when the charges were originally announced. The core message was that the process is still ongoing, with major aspects yet to be resolved, and that everything remains bound by strict confidentiality.
City maintained that its stance hasn’t shifted since that original 2023 statement, stressing that it had respected the process patiently over eight years on the understanding that the Premier League’s board and executive would act as an independent and impartial regulator, free from any outside influence.
