Why Man City 'could accept' 60-point FFP penalty that would send them bottom of the Premier League table | Goal.com US

"The Premier League cannot relegate Manchester City to League One or League Two because that is an EFL decision and Manchester City have not had any charges proven against them by the EFL. Therefore, it has to be a points deduction."

"If we take a look at precedence, we have had Everton and Nottingham Forest with six and four-point deductions for a single offence covering a three-year period. The accusations against Manchester City cover a nine-year period, so it is far bigger."

"The numbers involved we are not certain about but they are likely to be quite significant. I think you have to add a zero to what we've seen in terms of Forest and Everton, so somewhere between a 40 and 60-point deduction would be, on merit to be consistent with what we've seen with other decisions, would make a lot of logic."

Manchester City's financial misconduct case, investigated over 12 months following a late 2024 independent hearing, involves alleged rule breaches spanning nine years from 2009 to 2018. The Premier League cannot relegate the club to lower divisions, as that authority rests with the EFL. Potential sanctions include point deductions, transfer embargoes, and substantial fines. Based on precedent from Everton and Nottingham Forest, which received 6 and 4-point deductions respectively for single offenses over three-year periods, experts estimate Manchester City could face a 40-60 point deduction given the significantly longer timeframe and larger financial scale of the alleged violations.

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