Premier League drop new hint after Man City legal twist – Keith Wyness
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has claimed it is likely a decision has not yet been reached in the Premier League’s legal battle against Man City.
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 – suggested another possibility could be keeping the decision quiet until City face their 115 charges case later this year.
Man City challenged the Premier League over Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules last month – questioning their legality, branding them “anti-competitive”, and suing for damages.
No more details have been made publicly available but in a new twist, the APT rules have been published unchanged in the top-flight handbook for the 2024-25 campaign on 25 July.
City’s separate fight against 115 charges of alleged financial wrongdoing is set to get underway in the autumn.
Premier League v Man City fight yet to reach conclusion, says Wyness
The Premier League champions are vying to end APT rules, allowing them to agree unlimited-value sponsorship deals in the future.
Wyness told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “Like everyone else, I was keen to see the handbook come out – I used to get it religiously every year.
“I still look at it in detail every year. That may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I still find it interesting.
“But the intriguing thing about the Associated Party Transactions rules is that there has been no change.
“That is likely to mean that a decision simply hasn’t been reached.
“If the Premier League has won this case, then that could also explain the lack of change in rules.
“There may also be an agreement to keep the decision confidential until the other Man City case is heard later this year.
“There are all sorts of exciting conspiracy theories, but my gut feeling is that a decision just hasn’t quite been reached yet.”
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