Man City FFP fate decided as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham wait amid UEFA 'guilty' verdict

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has reiterated his stance that the governing body were right to find Manchester City guilty of Financial Fair Play breaches, with the club facing charges of 115 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

In 2018 City were found guilty of breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and were thrown out of the Champions League with a two-year ban. However, City appealed the decision, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) eventually overturning the ruling.

Ceferin's words come during a time when City and the rest of the Premier League are under increasing scrutiny following punishments handed out to Nottingham Forest and Everton for breaches of their own Profitability and Sustainability rules (PSRs).

Ceferin says that while he accepts CAS overturning the ruling, he is certain that UEFA were correct with their charges to City and eventual verdict.

«We know we were right,» Ceferin told the Telegraph. «We wouldn’t decide if we didn’t think we were right. As a trial lawyer for 25 years, I know that, sometimes, you win a case that you are sure you will lose. And, sometimes, you lose a case when you’re sure. You just simply have to respect in a serious democracy the decision of the court.

»I don’t want to speak about the case in England. But I trust that the decision of our independent body was correct. I didn’t enter into this decision."

While Premier League clubs await a trial with CEO Richard Masters recently confirming that a date had been set, there are big questions over what will happen to Pep Guardiola's side should the club be found guilty of any breaches. Will fines be the extent of any punishment? Or would serious rule breaches necessitate relegation from the Premier League?

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