What next for Man City amid points deduction threat after Everton and Nottingham Forest FFP charges

With Financial Fair Play hitting the headlines again amid potential new penalties against Everton and Nottingham Forest, talk about Manchester City’s battle with the Premier League has arisen once more.

Last February, the Blues were charged with 115 allegations of breaching competition rules between 2009 and 2018 by the Premier League. The club denies all charges and has vowed to clear its name.

Everton were charged last season and had their 10-point deduction for breaching money-loss limits implemented in November but changes to the league’s profit and sustainability rules means they face a second penalty in the same campaign. Clubs had to submit their financial accounts for the period ending at summer 2022/23 by December 31.

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The long-term change has been made in the hope that simple cases of breaches can be fast-tracked quicker so penalties are handed out in the same season. In such cases - as with Everton and Nottingham Forest, who are accused of exceeding the £105m three-year loss threshold - clubs will have two weeks to respond and a verdict from an independent panel must be received by April 8.

However, this fast-tracking procedure does not include more complex cases, including that of City. The types of accusations levelled at the club by the Premier League are wholly different to the potential overspending errors of Everton and Forest.

City are expected to fight all facets of the Premier League’s argument and perhaps even additionally whether it has the right to request access to intricate financial club details in the first place. It means a conclusion of the trial via