{"id":784418,"date":"2026-09-27T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/784418\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:30:09","slug":"manchester-city-charges-what-punishment-could-club-face-after-premier-league-verdict-and-will-they-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/784418\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City charges: What punishment could club face after Premier League verdict and will they appeal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premier League clubs are seeking legal advice about compensation from Manchester City<\/a> over the case.<\/p>\n

One source, who held a senior executive position at two Premier League sides, said they expected clubs to submit individual compensation claims against Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another leading lawyer told the BBC that process could even be centralised by the league.<\/p>\n

Premier League rules allow clubs to seek legal action against each other for compensation.<\/p>\n

In June, Everton<\/a> were told they must pay Burnley \u00a335m after they broke PSR over a three-year period.<\/p>\n

Burnley argued the breach impacted their chances of staying in the Premier League, and sought compensation for the losses associated with being relegated.<\/p>\n

Everton<\/a> are appealing, with sources previously saying they would “robustly and thoroughly” contest the ruling, but it provides an interesting backdrop to the Manchester City<\/a> case.<\/p>\n

There is uncertainty over a statute of limitations, which would set a cut-off point for claims.<\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/a>, Manchester United<\/a>, Liverpool<\/a> and Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> reportedly preserved their rights to claim compensation two years ago.<\/p>\n

This is not just about Manchester United<\/a> (twice) and Liverpool<\/a>, who finished as runners-up to City in their title-winning seasons.<\/p>\n

It is about those clubs who just missed out on the Champions League, or failed to make Europe, or even those who were relegated. <\/p>\n

And it could even result in claims over the prize money for each Premier League place, or the potential commercial earnings lost by rival clubs. <\/p>\n

Kieran Maguire, professor of football finance at the University of Liverpool<\/a>, told BBC Sport it would be considered a “denial of an opportunity” by complainants. <\/p>\n

Maguire explained that the “statute of limitations is not referenced” in the Premier League’s traditional handbook, though that could be subject to a legal challenge from City.<\/p>\n

But what of the compensation? Just looking at Champions League qualifying could bring huge financial claims. <\/p>\n

“The Champions League in those days was worth a minimum of \u00a330m,” Maguire said. “I think by the time we got to 2018, it was probably worth \u00a360m or \u00a370m, and that’s in prize money. <\/p>\n

“On top of that, you could claim for loss of gate receipts, loss of sponsor bonuses. This is highly unlikely, but it’s certainly being discussed. <\/p>\n

“Players get bonuses for qualifying for the Champions League. Those bonuses, if you talk to people connected to the elite clubs, are normally in the region of 25%.<\/p>\n

“An average salary in those days would probably, if you go back to 2012, be in the region of \u00a380,000 or \u00a390,000 a week. Twenty-five percent of that is four or five million pounds a year. That’s how the issues stack up.”<\/p>\n

Points deductions, fines, and compensation claims.<\/p>\n

This is an extremely messy situation for the Premier League, and it does not look like being resolved anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Premier League clubs are seeking legal advice about compensation from Manchester City over the case. One source, who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[59,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-784418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-gb","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}