According to a special report by The Daily Telegraph, Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, and Tottenham Hotspur FC were notified of the verdict in Manchester City FC's Financial Fair Play case before other Premier League clubs. These four clubs had previously sent legal letters to Manchester City FC reserving the right to claim compensation in the future.

According to the report, the Premier League notified the remaining 15 clubs by email on 25 September, while Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, and Tottenham Hotspur FC were given advance notice. Executives from other clubs had to sign non-disclosure agreements before they could view the relevant materials.

The Daily Telegraph contacted all four clubs mentioned above regarding the advance notification but received no response from any of them. The Premier League also declined to comment.

Since September 2024, due to a six-year statute of limitations on letters regarding damages claims, these four clubs have formally notified Manchester City FC through their lawyers that they reserve the right to pursue compensation should Manchester City FC ultimately be found to have breached regulations.

At that time, Premier League clubs did not have direct access to the independent panel considering the case, so they could not confirm in advance whether compensation would be part of the eventual ruling or sanctions if at least one of Manchester City FC's charges was upheld.

Other shareholder clubs in the Premier League did not take the same precaution at that time, including Chelsea, which was later accused by the Premier League and FA of past regulatory breaches. However, the report notes that this does not mean these clubs have forfeited their right to claim compensation, only that the process for future claims may be more complicated.

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

The main judgment document is 40 pages long with significant redactions in some sections. Additionally, numerous appendices to the judgment have not been published, and these documents may play an important role when other clubs submit compensation claims in the future.

The compensation issue has thus become a major focus of this case. Previously, Burnley received £35 million in compensation in its case against Everton. That case concerned the 2021/22 season, during which Everton was found to have breached financial control regulations, and Burnley finished 18th in the Premier League and was ultimately relegated. Everton is currently appealing this compensation decision.

Manchester City FC has confirmed it will appeal the ruling in this case, to be heard by a new three-member panel. Under Premier League rules, the appeals panel must decide within 12 weeks, with a deadline of 21 January next year.

Manchester City FC stated that the club has "irrefutable evidence" and believes the existing ruling contains "clear and significant legal, procedural, and factual errors in several respects and is not reliable".

For Manchester City FC to succeed in its appeal, it must demonstrate that the previous three-member panel made significant errors of law or committed procedural errors during the proceedings.

The independent panel previously ruled that between 2009 and 2018, the relevant conduct generated over £920 million in revenue to Manchester City FC's financial accounts. Approximately £830 million of this came from what the ruling termed "phantom contracts"—meaning that the amounts in certain sponsorship agreements were inflated, and the related funds came from Manchester City FC's owner, Abu Dhabi United Group, through alternative channels.

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