TalkSPORT presenter Andy Goldstein has revealed a 'whisper' he has heard surrounding Manchester City's 115 charges of breaching financial rules.
City's charges relate largely to Premier League rules, although a minority of them relate to UEFA.
A hearing into the charges is currently being held in private, meaning little information has been released to the public. After beginning in September, it is due to last for 10 weeks.
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City 'strenuously' deny all the charges and have said they will robustly defend their position.
Potential punishments for the club if found guilty include heavy fines and even the possibility of relegation from the Premier League, it has been reported. A verdict is not expected to be reached before the end of the 2024/25 season.
Now, talkSPORT presenter Goldstein, who formerly presented Soccer AM and football coverage for Sky Sports, has revealed a 'whisper' he has heard about the case while live-on-air.
He said: "I've heard a whisper. I've heard they're going to be found not guilty of all of them [the charges].
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"It's just a whisper, it's unconfirmed. It's some bloke down the pub telling me, that sort of level.
"Listen, it's just a whisper. I was the first person to say Declan Rice is going to Arsenal. There's footage of me saying that from around a year before it happened, from a reliable source."
Co-host Darren Bent did joke that the 'reliable source' was perhaps more reliable than Goldstein's City 'whisper'.
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SPORTbible has contacted the Premier League for comment.
What are the 115 charges against Manchester City?
Below, in full, are the 115 charges levelled against Manchester City by the Premier League and UEFA.
- Failure to provide accurate and up-to-date financial information from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18 - 54 alleged breaches
- Failure to co-operate with Premier League investigations from December 2018-present [February 2023] - 35 alleged breaches
- Failure to provide accurate financial reports for player and manager compensation from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18 - 14 alleged breaches
- Breaches of Premier League profitability and sustainability regulations from 2015/16 to and including 2017/18 - Seven alleged breaches
- Failure to comply with UEFA's regulations, including UEFA's Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play regulations - Five alleged breaches
Topics: Manchester City, Darren Bent, Premier League
Ryan Smart