Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has told a gathering of Premier League club chiefs that their battle could be a long haul, Sky News understands.
Soriano refused to tell Sky News anything about the case while leaving a private meeting of the executive board of the European Football Clubs’ body in Copenhagen.
However, it’s understood inside the room, sources told Sky News, Soriano raised the City case pointing to other clubs who had become interested in the case. – but not directly mentioning the guilty verdict over financial fraud for years. (Sky Sports, 2026)
Soriano is said to have said that it’s been eight years since the allegations of misconduct were made and it’s going to take a lot longer to get to the bottom of it.
Sources say he has made it clear he intends to fight the case – with City allowed to appeal but there is another separate process that will hand out sanctions.
Get the latest Sky Sports stories direct to your feed. Comment on the club | CardiffCityFC.com. Conceded a goal in the final 10 minutes in each of his last six appearances. The process is now at the appeal stage after it was reported that the majority of the charges against the club for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations had been proven.
Both the Premier League and City have not disputed the club has been convicted of most of the charges first levelled against it in 2023.
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said in a statement on Saturday: “There remains a significant journey to travel in the Premier League process, and our confidence and desire to clear our club’s name remains as robust now as it did before it all started.”
A City spokesperson added on Friday: “We can confirm that the Premier League process remains ongoing and has many elements to be concluded and remain subject to strict confidentiality.”
The position of Manchester City FC at this time stays consistent with the club’s statement of February 2023. “The club has patiently awaited proceedings for eight years on the assumption the Premier League board and executive would act as an independent, impartial, non-partisan regulator.”
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