Kieran Maguire: ‘Sneaky’ clubs ‘gunning’ for Man City amid Premier League probe update
Rival clubs are “gunning” for Man City and have pressured the Premier League into introducing targeted new third-party regulations.
That is the view of finance guru Kieran Maguire, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the potential fallout from recent developments.
Law firm Brabners reported on Monday (17 January) that the league has demanded details from all clubs of third party deals dating back to 2016.
Every transaction over £100,000, excluding player transfers, will be scrutinised for fair market value.
The aim is to prevent clubs from using covert methods to bypass profit and sustainability regulations.
Maguire argues that the demand for backdated details looks like a pointed attack on City.
“There’s no doubt pressure on the Premier League from a group of clubs who are trying to address Man City,” he told Football Insider‘s Adam Williams.
“City, in the view of these clubs, are far too successful. They have fantastic recruitment and strategic policy. Everybody is rowing in the same direction.
“They are outperforming other clubs with similar incomes. This is a backdoor way of trying to rein them in.
“The clubs who wrote to the Premier League over City’s initial Uefa ban are trying to give them extra bullets in their pursuit of City.
“While Uefa’s investigation into City is over, it looks as though the Premier League’s investigation is still ongoing.
“Ther are clubs who are gunning for Man City. There’s clearly some bad blood between the sneaky six.”
City have been accused of using a third party to effectively double ex-manager Roberto Mancini’s salary while remaining within FFP laws.
Their Uefa ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in July 2020.
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