Football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes that Manchester City are facing up to a 100-point deduction if they are found guilty of financial impropriety.
The perennial champions are defending 115 separate alleged breaches of financial rules spanning nine years from 2009 and the sternest punishment if found guilty is relegation. Points deductions and fines are also potential penalties.
The league charged City with a failure to provide accurate financial information and a failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments.
An investigation was sparked by Der Spiegel publishing Football Leaks documents in 2018 and City stand accused of funnelling money from the club’s owners through sponsors in the United Arab Emirates.