Aston Villa owner Nassef Sawiris has spoken out on his club's decision to stand with Manchester City in their ongoing battle with the Premier League.
City have challenged the Premier League's sponsorship rules amid a row over associated party transactions (APT), and a vote on potential changes is set to take place on Friday.
However, Mail Sport revealed on Tuesday that Villa wrote to all top-flight sides in an email ‘strongly recommending’ the proposed ballot is postponed just days after City also called for the vote to be pushed back.
Sawiris has now explained his thinking, as he believes delaying the vote until after the Government's Independent Football Regulator is brought in will result in a more satisfactory outcome for all Premier League clubs.
'In our view, a vote in 90 days on amended terms taking into consideration the Tribunal’s findings will have a significantly greater chance of securing the unanimous support of all 20 Premier League clubs,' Sawiris told The Telegraph.
'Crucially, a unanimous vote will present a fresh start for an embattled Premier League that began with the failed attempt to launch a Super League in 2021.
'With the imminent arrival of the Government’s Independent Football Regulator, it is more important than ever that the Premier League can present itself to the regulator with a united front. In our view, this will be far more easily achieved if the APT vote is held in February and supported unanimously by all clubs.'
Villa have raised concerns after City also wrote to clubs last week to urge a delay to the vote, claiming the Premier League’s proposed changes to the rules remained ‘unlawful’ and raising the prospect of further legal action.
City initially took the league to a tribunal following amendments to its regulations on APTs – commercial deals with parties linked to club owners – this year.
In September, a panel ruled sections of the rules unlawful, in the most part because shareholder loans – monies lent to clubs by those with stakes of more than 5 per cent – were excluded from the league’s fair market value (FMV) test.
Following the verdict top-flight chief executive Richard Masters assured clubs that amendments could be made ‘quickly and effectively’. That claim was rubbished by City’s legal counsel Simon Cliff, who accused Masters of attempting to mislead in his own email to clubs.
In a letter City shared with the other 19 sides, the Premier League attacked City’s position, accusing its own champions of making ‘repeated and baseless assertions’.
While the Premier League declined to comment, Mail Sport believes the competition is determined to press on with Friday's vote, despite the protests of City and Villa.
Maubcptuyz
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So England is now broke? What a shame
How can they be,they have a lot of money in stockpiles,they have reserves of minerals,properties enough,they allow foreign investment to come,with your money you can corrupt the corruptible,but not the laws,no one is/ above the law o money 💰.you can’t bribe the laws,justice comes...
BertrandGenus
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So they should just use it to control everything...,not broke nations,they won’t allow that
So England is now broke? What a shame
Zezesol400
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Stupid owner you helping pple who have been cheating all along,they want rules changed for themselves,they have benefited wrongly...let the vote go on
Hear a mixture of cain en pain,I can feel de pain bambi but me enjoy wen people are confused not remembering dat dea time was once on high now dea on downfall,it's God's fate nothing u can do,man city is de good team now,don't know 4 hw long but it's time 4 city
Maubcptuyz
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See fool
Fool is what you speak
Maubcptuyz
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Oil doesn't dry just like water if you don't know
So they should just use it to control everything...,not broke nations,they won’t allow that
Maubcptuyz
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Nobody is bigger than a organiser.. You Arab country always use money to influence people or things.You think money can control every thing. But, you never know oil production will dry up one day.Your country will go back to square one.
They using money as a tool to control,whites started it before them.,they won’t allow it,after weapons,money is the main tool of colonization
Maubcptuyz
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Stupid owner you helping pple who have been cheating all along,they want rules changed for themselves,they have benefited wrongly...let the vote go on
Juventus came back with their money,won again but all their executives stepped down,something City is going already,they all stepping down,The coach signed a new contract days back with hidden agreements regarding the outcome of the case
Maubcptuyz
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Where is it written that they cheated?
Damn ain’t the reason they facing 115 charges,do you honestly think they will win all the charges,some they will be acquitted,some they will be found guilty
BarcaCitehhh
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Hurt kkkk you don’t even know the meaning,we not we just don’t want cheaters in our sport,Juventus paid the price
Where is it written that they cheated?
Believersministry1
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Nobody is bigger than a organiser.. You Arab country always use money to influence people or things.You think money can control every thing. But, you never know oil production will dry up one day.Your country will go back to square one.
Beef
Maubcptuyz
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You are hurt relax.... Seeing ManCity winning four premier Leagues pains U😂😂😂
Hurt kkkk you don’t even know the meaning,we not we just don’t want cheaters in our sport,Juventus paid the price
BarcaCitehhh
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Stupid owner you helping pple who have been cheating all along,they want rules changed for themselves,they have benefited wrongly...let the vote go on
You are hurt relax.... Seeing ManCity winning four premier Leagues pains U😂😂😂
Brooklynwest47
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Nobody is bigger than a organiser.. You Arab country always use money to influence people or things.You think money can control every thing. But, you never know oil production will dry up one day.Your country will go back to square one.
Oil doesn't dry just like water if you don't know
Brooklynwest47
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Nobody is bigger than a organiser.. You Arab country always use money to influence people or things.You think money can control every thing. But, you never know oil production will dry up one day.Your country will go back to square one.
Beta fooltalk 💯
Maubcptuyz
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Cry more middle table team fan😁
City is writing to other clubs seeking backing to change rules,that’s cheating again
Grindlewald333
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Stupid owner you helping pple who have been cheating all along,they want rules changed for themselves,they have benefited wrongly...let the vote go on
Cry more middle table team fan😁
Maubcptuyz
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Stupid owner you helping pple who have been cheating all along,they want rules changed for themselves,they have benefited wrongly...let the vote go on
Cehbdepr
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Nobody is bigger than a organiser.. You Arab country always use money to influence people or things.You think money can control every thing. But, you never know oil production will dry up one day.Your country will go back to square one.
See fool
cazaclpy
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dey play.. no be only square one.
Hohabcpruz
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Nobody is bigger than a organiser.. You Arab country always use money to influence people or things.You think money can control every thing. But, you never know oil production will dry up one day.Your country will go back to square one.