Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed when the verdict for their hearing will be issued.
Guardiola, 53, made the admission when speaking in his press conference on Friday, ahead of City’s trip to face Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime.
City face 115 charges for allegedly breaching the financial rules of competition between 2009 and 2018.
According to BBC Sport, the club say their case is backed up by a “comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence”.
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The Premier League claims City breached rules regarding “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club's financial position".
BBC Sport also reports that “not all of these breaches relate to financial issues” as “thirty-five relate to the club's alleged failure to co-operate with the Premier League investigation from 2018 up until February 2023”.
The Mail revealed that the hearing reached its conclusion on December 6, 2024.
Amid all of this, Guardiola signed a new two-year deal at the club in November, keeping him at City until 2027.
However, this has coincided with a torrid run of form, with City winning just once in their last 12 matches, with their latest disappointment coming away at Aston Villa on Saturday.
“I don’t know [when the verdict will be reached],” said Guardiola on Friday when asked if the uncertainty may put potential incoming players off signing for the club.
“It’s going to happen in wintertime, I don’t know. I know the people expect that, but I don’t know.
“I think in February, March will be the sentence, and after, we will see.”
The former Barcelona boss previously voiced how he will ‘stay’ at City even if they receive relegation as a punishment for their alleged charges.
"I said that six months ago," said Guardiola in November.
"You have my interviews.
"I said when all the clubs accused us of doing something wrong and people say 'what happens if we are relegated?' I will be here.
"I don't know the position they are going to bring us, the Conference? [But] next year we will come up and come up and come back to the Premier League.
"I knew it then, I feel it now."
Topics: Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Premier League, Aston Villa, Football
Luke Davies