Expert: It s too difficult to find evidence for Manchester City s 115 charges. It s like finding a needle in a haystack.

June 2: Football finance expert Kieran Maguire recently talked about 115 violations against Manchester City. He said it was too difficult to find strong evidence from a massive amount of materials.

Kiran Maguire said: "First is the allegation of alleged fraud against Manchester City, that is, to obtain funds from the club owners and disguises as sponsors, and that the sponsors must be responsible for it, and the auditors are either powerless or involved in it themselves, but the latter is impossible. If this allegation is confirmed, it will be subject to very severe punishment and the Manchester City board of directors will have to resign like Juventus senior executives.

"The second issue is not cooperating with the Premier League investigation, and I think Manchester City will be happy to admit that they did not cooperate. If they are found guilty for this, they will face a fine because it is a financial problem. The third question is ‘Yin and Yang salary’, which is worth paying attention to, but is also more complicated. But since auditors won't be involved (because it's a covert operation), it's easier to be convicted in terms of evidence conclusiveness. Mancini was charged but he did not attend the hearing because he had no obligation to do so. And how to find evidence? This is indeed very difficult. ”

At the end of 2024, a series of hearings lasted for more than three months, hearing all the evidence provided by both sides. Although the Premier League repeatedly claimed that the ruling would be announced, it has not been released to this day. The independent three-person group needs to process a large amount of evidence, which makes it longer for them to make a fair and correct decision.

Kiran-Maguire said: "It took them 14 weeks to hear all the evidence, and I believe that there may be half a million copies of written evidence submitted by both sides. This means the committee faces a huge workload that they have to make the right decision, but the hearing was suspended in the second week of December. It's really frustrating that six months have passed since the case has not been achieved. ”