Gary Neville has called on the Premier League to bring forward Manchester City's Financial Fair Play (FFP) hearing in a bid to produce clarity on the situation - raising fears that the case won't be heard until this season has ended.
In February 2023, the Premier League accused City of 115 breaches of their Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), charges which the club denies in full. These accusations date back to between 2009 and 2018, spanning a nine-season period where the Blues won the title on three occasions.
Since this announcement, Everton have been charged and docked ten points for their own FFP breach which is being appealed. The Toffees, along with Nottingham Forest, were notified on Monday they could be in further trouble in regards PSR but these cases have yet to be heard.
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During a Culture, Media and Sport select committee meeting on Tuesday, the top flight's CEO Richard Masters announced a date had been set for City's hearing but he did not reveal when it would be. Speaking on The Overlap podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Neville declared it is imperative for the Premier League to bring City's case forward as soon as possible.
He explained: "I would like to see an amendment to FFP, I never agreed with it in the first place, the way that it currently is. It stops clubs, like Newcastle United with wealthy owners, being able to get up to the top.
"It was brought in by elite clubs, to protect the elite clubs as they are the highest revenue-generating teams. I don’t like it and there needs to be a change to the rules.
"One of the diversion tactics is that they say that the
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