According to the Daily Mail, with the verdict on Manchester City's 115 financial fair play charges still pending official announcement, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, and Manchester United are preparing to file their own compensation claims totaling up to £800 million. Manchester City is expected to appeal the decision, and the case could drag on for another two years.

An independent commission found a "clear majority" of the 115 charges brought by the Premier League against Manchester City to be proven. Reports subsequently indicated that all substantive charges brought by the Premier League were upheld. However, the official verdict has not yet been released. Manchester City maintains that proceedings are ongoing and remains confident it can prove the club's innocence.

At the end of 2024, the four clubs mentioned above issued formal notices reserving their right to take legal action if Manchester City is found guilty of misconduct. Their representatives have begun assessing their respective claims, arguing that Manchester City's alleged breaches caused them to lose potential revenue. Clubs that suffered greater losses may seek higher compensation amounts, with Tottenham Hotspur notably having repeatedly failed to qualify for the Champions League. Sources familiar with the situation suggest that a claim of around £200 million from a single club would not be unreasonable. Manchester City also faces the possibility of Premier League expulsion, though no official decision has been made on this matter.

In 2020, UEFA found Manchester City guilty of "serious breaches" of Financial Fair Play regulations between 2012 and 2016, imposing a two-year Champions League ban. Manchester City subsequently assembled an expensive legal team and successfully overturned the ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. This time, it is a Premier League case, and Manchester City cannot appeal through that same channel, but can still contest the decision through the case's appeals process. Both parties must then agree on the composition of a new three-person panel responsible for reviewing whether the initial verdict stands.

In the previous case against UEFA, Manchester City's legal team was led by Queen's Counsel Paul Harris, with Lord David Pannick also involved. Legal experts note that Pannick specializes primarily in handling appeals. Given the stakes of this case, Manchester City's owners from Abu Dhabi are expected to make every effort to overturn the verdict. Some legal professionals believe that if the appeal fails, Manchester City could even take the case to the High Court, and a final resolution may not be reached for another two years.

On Saturday, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak sent a letter to supporters, asking them to carefully read the club's statement released on Friday. The statement read: "For eight years, the club has diligently adhered to due process, as we believed the Premier League's board and management would act as an independent, fair, and impartial regulator, free from external influence.

The Premier League process is far from over. Our confidence and determination to prove the club's innocence remain as strong as when this all began. There is much I would like to share to help you understand why we are so confident in our position. However, legal proceedings have strict confidentiality requirements, and we are committed to observing them, so we cannot say anything further at this time. Even this letter has undergone several rounds of legal review to ensure compliance. Some have been quick to draw their own conclusions, and there has been much talk about us, but nothing has changed. We have faced challenges together in the past and ultimately prevailed. There are still many who wish to damage the club's momentum, and we will not give them that opportunity."

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