Premier League bosses head to swanky Churchill hotel in London for shareholder's meeting

Premier League bosses including West Ham's Karren Brady and Crystal Palace's Steve Parish were pictured arriving at the Churchill hotel in London on Friday for a shareholder's meeting.

The gathering of representatives from each top flight club came as the Premier League charged Manchester City on Monday with more than 100 alleged financial rules breaches across a nine-year period.

Financial Fair Play regulations will likely be on the agenda at the quarterly shareholder meeting - as well as City's impending crisis.

Brighton and Hove Albion's Tony Bloom and Chelsea owner Todd Boehly were also spotted arriving at the Hyatt Regency venue in the capital.

Meanwhile Aston Villa's Christian Purslow and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matt Wild could be seen making their way inside.

Premier League executives anticipated that the upcoming shareholder meeting would be 'a feisty occasion with a lot of finger-pointing' earlier this week, according to the Independent.

It is understood that clubs hold varying opinions towards Financial Fair Play regulations, but news of Manchester City's alleged breaches has been described as 'one of the most unifying factors since the Super League'.

The charges against the reigning champions relate to financial information regarding revenue, details of manager and player remuneration, UEFA regulations, profitability and sustainability and co-operation with Premier League investigations.

The Premier League said in a statement: 'In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules by Manchester City Football Club to a Commission.'

Despite the serious allegations, there is considerable confidence within the City camp that they will be able to defend themselves.

The fact that the charges cannot be time-barred – something which featured in their appeal against UEFA – is even being seen as a positive, with some feeling that being able to defend the charges in full represents an opportunity.

City have vehemently denied any breaches of financial rules.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in particular are pushing hard for the Premier League to punish Manchester City after their alleged breaches.