Man City could ‘destroy’ the Premier League with two big changes coming – Wyness
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has warned Man City could “destroy the fabric” of the Premier League if their legal action is successful.
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 sponsorship deals will be “unlimited” and the top-flight voting system will also be negatively affected.
Man City’s legal action against the Premier League started on Monday (10 June), with the champions attempting to end Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules.
City are suing for damages as they accuse top-flight rules of being anti-competitive and discriminatory towards the Gulf states.
Current APT rules prevent clubs from inflating commercial deals with owner-linked companies as current agreements are assessed as fair market value.
Man City vying for ‘unlimited’ sponsorship deals, says Wyness
Wyness claimed there would be a “serial disquiet” among member clubs in the Premier League if City were successful.
He told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “The ultimate repercussion would be that all sponsorships are unlimited.
“That’s what we’re talking about.
“In theory, they’ll also get the voting system changed.
“Those two things will destroy the fabric the Premier League has been built on since 1992.
“It would also cause serial disquiet within other clubs, the partners they work with on a daily basis – and also in executive meetings behind the scenes.
“It would cause ruptions and a very bad environment.
“Clubs would start voting politically and all trust will be destroyed – we’re already on the brink of that.
“Reason may prevail and we can always hope, but we’re in a very dangerous position right now in terms of the fabric and sporting integrity of the league.”
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