.The Premier League has charged Manchester City with with breaking more than 100 financial rules following a four-year investigation.
Alleged breaches are said to have occurred over nine seasons between 2009-10 and 2017-18. This will be referred to an independent commision.
The charges levelled against the Citizens concern financial information pertaining to revenue, including sponsorship revenue and operating costs.
Further alleged violations concern details of manager remuneration between 2009-10 and 2012-13 – when Roberto Mancini was in charge – and player remuneration within the relevant contracts between 2010-11 and 2015-16.
If the commision finds Man City guilty of the breaches, they could face a variety of sanctions, including a point deduction.
The Premier League detailed over 100 charges against City in a statement released on Monday. This is the result of a four-year investigation into their finances.
The Premier League added that it will make no further statements “until further notice”.
UEFA fined Man City £25m and barred them from the Champions League for two years in February 2020 for “serious breaches” of club licencing and financial fair play regulations between 2012 and 2016.
However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced their fine to £9m because “most of the alleged breaches were either not established or time-barred.”
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Man City have won six Premier League titles, six EFL Cups, two FA Cups, and three Community Shields.
Eleven of those trophies have been won under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola, who took over as manager in the summer of 2016.
The Citizens currently sit second in the Premier League table. They are also competing in the fifth round of the FA Cup and the last 16 of the Champions League.
Manchester City are yet to respond to the charges.
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