Richard Keys has told the Man City hierarchy to stop running from their 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial fair play rules.
were charged in February 2023 with more than 100 breaches of the competition’s financial fair play regulations dating back to 2009.
The Citizens have been under the spotlight more this season with Everton, and more recently Nottingham Forest, given points deductions for breaking FFP rules.
and are on course to win a Double if they can beat Man Utd in the FA Cup final at the weekend.
It comes after Man City won the Treble last term and to many critics of the club, which is supported by the vast wealth of owner Sheikh Mansour, the Premier League charges cast a shadow over their success.
And Keys thinks Man City, who have vociferously denied any wrongdoing, should look to face a hearing over the charges as soon as possible.
It wasn’t just the final day that fell flat I thought City’s achievement did, Keys said in a blog post.
They know. They all know fans, players and management alike, that none of us can take anything they do at face value until they‘ve answered the 115 outstanding breaches of PL regulations. And here they are….
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54x failed to provide accurate financial information 2009-10 to 2017-18.
14x failed to provide accurate details for player and manager payments 2009-10 to 2017-18.
5x failure to comply with UEFA’s rules including Financial Fair Play (FFP) 2013-14 to 2017-18.
7x breaching PL’s PSR rules 2015-16 to 2017-18.
35x failure to co-operate with PL investigations Dec 2018-Feb 2023.