Pep Guardiola said Manchester City expects to learn the way out of the hearing in their 115 accusations of pretended premier financial rule “in a month”.
According to Premier League rules, any sanction could be a deduction of points or even the threat of expulsion from the division.
Speaking at his press conference on Friday, Guardiola rejected the suggestions that the club’s January expenditure series was a preventive strike against a possible transfer embargo.
City made its first serious movements in a winter transfer window since its signature Aymeric Laporte in 2018 when they splashed 170 million pounds sterling on Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez before the deadline for Monday.
Guardiola believes that city’s actions are incorrectly judged due to the richness of their owners and that their expenses still do not correspond to that of others.
He said: “I do not agree, but my words will not convince people that our attributes are [not] Just be in a rich position.
“In the past five years, we are the last team in the top six for net expenses. Even after what we have spent in this transfer window, we are far from Chelsea, [Manchester] United, Arsenal, Tottenham, even from Liverpool.
“The reason is that we have sold a lot in recent seasons but, even with that, I know [what people say about] This club is always “about money”.
“Respect the others but in a month, I think there will be a verdict and a sentence and after we will see my opinion on what has happened so far. However, at the end, each club can do What they want. “
In February 2023, the Premier League accused the city of having violated more than 100 of its financial rules with alleged violations covering the period between 2009 and 2018. Manchester City denied all the accusations.
The hearing took place before an independent commission over 12 weeks between September and December.
A decision is expected in the spring, most likely towards March and the two parties have the right of appeal, which would take several months.
