According to talkSPORT, former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan believes it will be difficult for Manchester City to overturn a guilty verdict on appeal.

talkSPORT has learned that the Premier League giant was found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges brought against it.

Since the initial charges were brought in February 2023, Manchester City has maintained its innocence.

Sanctions have not yet been determined, and all options remain on the table. It is widely expected that Manchester City will appeal once the charges are confirmed.

However, Simon Jordan addressed this major development on the Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs show, suggesting that a Manchester City appeal would not produce a different outcome.

Simon Jordan said: "I'm both surprised and unsurprised. I'm surprised that the Premier League and the independent commission had the courage to make this decision. I'm unsurprised because I've always believed Manchester City had questions to answer. Part of me even thinks this could be a positive thing, and I'm not trying to stir the pot. Manchester City will argue they were initially found guilty by UEFA, and then that decision was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but to some extent, it's just a reexamination of the facts.

"Because the scope that the Court of Arbitration for Sport was asked to examine wasn't entirely the same as what UEFA initially found them guilty of. So it will be interesting to see how Manchester City defends its appeal, but they're in serious trouble now. I don't think an appeal will be particularly beneficial for them, or that the outcome will change. Because this is the most serious reputational damage. This project isn't just about football; it's about how a nation uses sport to create favorable outcomes, and all of that is now tainted."

Traduit par IA.

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