Manchester City could be playing in the European Super League as early as next season if their legal battle against the Premier League fails as the club fear expulsion over their 115 alleged FFP charges.
It was revealed on Tuesday that as they see themselves as victims of ‘discrimination’ because of the APT rules and that the ‘tyranny of the majority’ is attempting to halt their progress as a club.
They are disputing the rules that limit how much companies linked to club owners can pay them in sponsorship, with their case to be heard at a hearing starting on Monday, which is expected to last a fortnight.
It’s been claimed as they head for another hearing in November over , though it’s also thought that success in the ATP case could ‘blow a big hole’ in their FFP charges.
European Super League in 2024/2025
A report later in the week claimed that Man City ‘may be forced to rejoin the European Super League if they are unsuccessful in their new legal dispute as their relationship with the Premier League would be at an all-time low .
And now it s claimed that City could rejoin the breakaway project next season after Barcelona president Joan Laporta – one of the key figures in the Super League project – said it was set to begin in 2024/2025.
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City fear expulsion from the Premier League
Expulsion from the Premier League has been mooted for some time if they re found guilty of some or all of the 115 charges, and former Everton CEO Keith Wyness, who now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs believes they ve taken legal action against the Premier League because they re running scared.