A date has been set for a hearing into Manchester City’s alleged breach of financial rules, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said on Tuesday.
City were charged in February with more than 100 alleged breaches of financial rules since their acquisition of Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group and referred to an independent commission for hearings.
“There is a date set for this proceeding. Unfortunately I can’t tell you when that will happen, but it is progressing,” Masters told the UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee.
When the allegations were announced in February, the City said it welcomed “a review of the matter by an independent commission which would impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists to support its position”.
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The allegations against City, who are chasing a fourth Premier League title this season, differ from those made against Everton and Nottingham Forest on Monday, Masters told the committee.
“If any club, current champions or otherwise, was found to be in breach of the spending rules, they would be in the same position as Everton or Nottingham Forest,” he said.
“But the volume and nature of the allegations leveled against Manchester City, which of course I cannot speak at all, are heard in a completely different environment.”
Everton and Forest face a potential points clash – which would be Everton’s second of the season after taking 10 points in November.
