Man City's 'irrefutable evidence' leaks in appeal against Premier League's guilty verdict
Manchester City's claims of 'irrefutable evidence' in their appeal against the Premier League's guilty verdict have been leaked for the first time. When the independent commission charged the Cityzens with breaching almost all of their 115 financial charges between 2009 and 2018, Man City instantly protested their innocence and claimed they had 'irrefutable evidence' in their appeal against the Premier League 's guilty verdict.
City are facing major sanctions for arranging 'sham contracts' and agreements that inflated revenue and concealed expenses by more than £900million during those nine years, with potential punishments including points deductions, expulsion from the top flight, and having titles stripped. READ NEXT: How Man City could line up in Championship after relegation as five huge stars stay and wonderkids arrive Man City's 'irrefutable evidence' against the Premier League leaked According to the Independent Football Regulator, City's appeal could be resolved by early next year.
There is a 12-week window for the hearing and a further 30 days for judgement. Advert It was reported on Monday thatunnamed executives had discussed an 'interim punishment' during their 3-0 victory over Liverpoolon Sunday, and this would see them expelled from the league if a majority of 15 other clubs vote in favour using Rule 6B.
But the eight-time Premier League champions continue to maintain their innocence in the case, and their 'irrefutable evidence' to support that claim is a trove of emails, letters and bank statements. The Telegraph revealed on Friday (October 16) that City's legal team will attempt to demonstrate 'fundamental errors' in tests applied by an independent commission to the Premier League's case after they were charged with inflating revenues by over £900million.
They add that Man City are 'bullish' about their appeal based on two factors, including: 'contemporaneous bank statements, government records and receipts they see as confirming the Abu Dhabi government as the source of funds for financing of deals' and 'more recent evidence from the Abu Dhabi government reaffirmingthe accuracy of the original records. ' The centre of City's argument is that the independent commission 'overlooked' almost all of theirevidence that sponsorship payments came from the Abu Dhabi government.