Man City 115 charges: Punishment is now very likely – Keith Wyness
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has insisted Man City will “find it hard” to dodge punishment in their 115 charges case.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed City will face at least a “rap on the knuckles” despite insisting they have “irrefutable proof” they are innocent.
The Times revealed on Monday (12 August) that Man City’s 115 charges hearing will start next month with an initial outcome to be made public in the new year.
City were charged last year for a range of alleged rule breaches, including failure to comply with the league’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) for seven seasons.
The Premier League champions have always maintained they are innocent of any wrongdoing.
Pep Guardiola’s side have won the English top flight in six of the last seven seasons.
Man City ‘will find it hard’ to dodge Premier League punishment, says Wyness
Wyness insisted it is time to “get back to football rather than worrying about the courtroom”.
He told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “The longer this goes on, the collateral damage for everyone just gets worse.
“It’s a bad look for City, and it’s also a bad look for the Premier League.
“City they claim they have irrefutable proof they are innocent, and they have Lord Pannick – one of the top KCs in the country.
“They’re very bullish, but I do believe – having looked at the charges – they’ll find it hard to come out of this completely free.
“Both sides have got to try and find a settlement that is a rap on the knuckles for City, possibly more, and just get back to football rather than worrying about the courtroom.”
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