Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has told a meeting of fellow club chiefs their fight against the Premier League could take years to conclude, Sky News understands.
Soriano declined to answer questions from Sky News about the case as he left a private meeting of the executive board of the European Football Clubs' body in Copenhagen.
But inside the room, sources have told Sky News that Soriano brought up the case against City, referencing the interest of other clubs - without directly mentioning the verdict of guilt over financial wrongdoing for years.
Soriano is understood to have referenced how it has been eight years since the allegations of misconduct were first made and how it will take a lot more time for a conclusion.
Sources say he expressed a determination to fight the case - with City able to appeal while there is a separate process that will determine sanctions.
Sky Sports News understands that the process is moving to the appeal stage, after reports claimed that most of the charges against the club for breaking Financial Fair Play rules were found to have been proven.
The Premier League and City have not denied that the club has been found guilty of the majority of charges which were first brought against them in 2023.
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said in a statement on Saturday: "The Premier League process still has a long way to run, and our confidence and intent in proving the club's innocence is just as strong as when this began."
A City spokesperson said on Friday: "The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality.
"As such Manchester City FC's position remains consistent with the club's statement of February 2023.
"The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League board and executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence."
katlehokunene
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
Without klopp Liverpool is nothing, imagine the world continuing to watch epl that is ruled by Arsenal having no City to help them up their standard
Fitaikmsty
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Didn't know that Man city has these number of haters but non the less, City will go through and I just hope after everything city haters will be able to still come here and talk football is played and won in the field and that's absolutely what city did city haters keep hating city while city keep wining trophies guys.
katlehokunene
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
Epl will only go down without city as there's only arsenal and man city in the epl... Mind you arsenal is only trying to adapt to the standard of city otherwise the standard of epl would be very low
lepmoprstz
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
Time will tell and City will smell pepper πΆοΈ πππ
katlehokunene
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
New castle came with money failed with money
katlehokunene
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
This is as if now one watched how city played the 90 minutes matches and won
Rizcioruz
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IF THAT BE THE CASE THEN IT'S OBVIOUS THAT CHELSEA WERE TREATED BADLY BY THE FA FOR SIMILAR OFFENCES. THE QUESTION NOW IS MAN CITY BIGGER THAN THE ENGLISH FA? WE'RE WATCHING.
Namciklort
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Imagine using 829 million Β£ just to sign players.
Fuuinoprtz
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as for me I have so much questions to ask? so for over eight years where were the investigation board to be serious now? it is meaningless to do such moves . because some people who may started this are no more. so why now? what benefit? and why all this?
Baoabeioz
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let be the warning for all premier League clubs, because even if they do what,it will help only the clubs owners, but clubs fans has been tortured, by only one team dominating the league, nothing can change from what they have been expressing from manu city controlling all the football.
sebabklosy
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bring back ou trophies
Koaaeikotz
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very soon we'll know the real man city fans
lacbdknprt
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we won all the trophies on the pitch not in the court! by the keep on crying and put your tears together for so many more years to come
by the way keep on crying
dougiefresh
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
I remember when Ben Johnson celebrated like a bitch after winning goal in the Olympics 100 meter. And cried like a bitch when he was found guilty and stripped of his medal. You city fans will be the ones to cry eventually mark my words
lacbdknprt
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
we won all the trophies on the pitch not in the court! by the keep on crying and put your tears together for so many more years to come
Suarezzy
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
πͺ£ donate your tears here π
kadbcklruz
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If I was a city fan, I would start the protest against owners
kadbcklruz
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City want to buy time to stay in EPL...this is your last season
kosdlmnpsz
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
cry me the Atlantic Ocean π
Deeacmnpr
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
Keep crying
pekabcmpry
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
cry more π’ πͺ π
Zoyadklmr
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
keep crying ππ
hudabcdeop
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Money Talk BS Walk ππ€£π π
Wamiklmsty
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All the money and appeals in the world will not change the fact that City cheated to win all their trophies. They are now the joke of the epl and will be for as long as this process takes. Everything they have won is so obviously meaningless that even blind Man City fans should be able to see that. They should not be sticking up for their team, they should be embarrassed by them!
Litelntz
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so yall can gwaan pray for instant miracle to start line yall pockets off man city sweat