Manchester City Accused of Pressurising Premier League With Legal Action to Dismiss Club’s 115 FFP Charges by Famed Journalist- “They Want to Distract”

The drama surrounding Manchester City‘s FFP charges continues to take turns with every passing day. The Sky Blues have been accused of breaching multiple financial fair play rules over the past decade. If the Premier League finds them guilty of the said charges, the team could face the threat of relegation. However, Manchester City isn’t taking things lying down with the club officially lodging a lawsuit against the Premier League.

The club’s actions have generated various reactions from people all over England. While many experts believe the club has every right to exercise its rights, a section of fans and experts believe the lawsuit is just a tactic to put the Premier League authorities under pressure. Prominent journalist Henry Winter presented his take on the situation and claimed Manchester City has no right to call themselves oppressed.

Talking to Sky Sports, Winter said, “I don’t think anyone would look at Manchester City as oppressed. They have the best manager in the world and the best player in the Premier League in Phil Foden. They have won the title four times in the last four years, and have £100m subs on the bench. They have a fantastic stadium and an amazing training ground. They don’t look oppressed to me. So I find this very strange.”

“We know lawyers are the real winners here. But maybe this is just a counter-strike because they want to distract or put pressure on the Premier League as they head towards the big hearing. City deny all allegations against them but this just reeks.” Winter further added.

Winter isn’t the only one who has called Manchester City out for suing the Premier League. Many top-flight clubs are also unhappy about it, as they believe the lawsuit could affect the FFP hearing against the club.

Manchester City’s lawsuit against Premier League risks civil war among top-flight clubs

Things don’t look good for the Premier League authorities after Manchester City accused them of discrimination. The Sky Blues have lodged a 165-page complaint, claiming the league has made laws that prevent them from functioning at their best. While many teams seem appalled at the suggestion, a few clubs are in City’s favor.

Reports suggest Newcastle United and Chelsea are amongst the clubs who want the Premier League to abolish some of their rules. The current rules prohibit teams from spending more than what they make through their revenues. While these rules prevent lower-division clubs from going bankrupt, bigger English clubs have to compete with the other clubs worldwide that can splurge big money for top transfer targets, which is why the bigger clubs have a different perspective.