According to an exclusive report by The Daily Telegraph, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur were given advance notice of the verdict in Manchester City's financial fair play case before other Premier League clubs. These four clubs had previously sent legal notices to Manchester City, reserving their right to claim future compensation.

According to the report, the Premier League notified the remaining 15 clubs of the verdict via email on September 25, but Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur received advance notice. Executives at other clubs were required to sign confidentiality agreements before viewing the relevant materials.

The Daily Telegraph contacted the four clubs about the early notification but received no response. The Premier League also declined to comment.

As early as September 2024, due to a six-year statute of limitations on damages claims, these four clubs each hired legal advisors and formally notified Manchester City that they were reserving their right to claim compensation if the club was ultimately found to have breached regulations.

At that time, Premier League clubs had no direct channel to contact the independent panel hearing the case, so they could not confirm in advance whether compensation would be part of the verdict or penalties if any of Manchester City's charges were ultimately upheld.

Other Premier League clubs did not take similar measures at that time, including Chelsea, which was later charged by the Premier League and FA for past breaches. However, according to the report, this does not mean these clubs forfeited their right to claim compensation; rather, future claims procedures could be more complicated.

Manchester City was found to have breached all but one of the charges brought by the Premier League. The identities of the independent panel members who handled the case have not yet been disclosed.

The core judgment document in this case is 40 pages long, with some portions heavily redacted. Additionally, many appendices to the verdict have not yet been made public; these materials could play an important role when other clubs pursue specific compensation claims in the future.

Compensation has thus become a major focus of this case. Burnley previously received a £35 million compensation judgment against Everton. That case related to the 2021/22 season, when Everton was found to have breached financial control regulations, and Burnley was ultimately relegated to 18th in the Premier League. Everton is currently appealing this compensation judgment.

Manchester City has confirmed it will appeal the verdict in this case, which will be heard by a newly constituted three-person panel. Under Premier League regulations, the appeals panel must reach a decision within 12 weeks, with a deadline set for January 21 next year.

Manchester City stated that the club has "irrefutable evidence" and believes the current verdict contains "clear and serious errors in law, principle, and fact on several grounds and is therefore unreliable."

For Manchester City to succeed in its appeal, it must prove that the previous three-person panel committed serious errors in legal judgment or that procedural errors occurred during the case proceedings.

The independent panel previously determined that between 2009 and 2018, Manchester City gained over £920 million in financial benefits through related operations. Of this, approximately £830 million came from what the verdict called "false contracts," meaning the amounts of certain sponsorship agreements were inflated and the related funds were channeled to Manchester City through other means from the Abu Dhabi United Group, the club's owner.

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