Lawyer sends relegation warning to former clients Man City after Everton points deduction

Lawyer Stefan Borson, who used to advise Manchester City, says the club could potentially risk relegation if found guilty of the charges levelled at them by the Premier League in light of Everton’s sanction.

The Toffees have been deducted 10 points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability regulations, sinking them to 19th in the table. Everton are to appeal the league-record sanction. Borson feels the punishment is “harsh” and says that it sends a dangerous warning to City.

In February, the Premier League brought more than 100 charges of potential financial wrongdoing against the champions, allegations that the club denies in full. Chelsea are also under investigation for breaching Financial Fair Play [FFP] rules.

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Tweeting in the hours after the news broke, Borson explained how the Premier League’s sanction against Everton could have implications for City. “Without seeing the judgement/award -10 points for Everton feels harsh for a straightforward FFP breach to me,” he said.

“But reinforces that sanctions against City [if proven] and now Chelsea [if charged and admitted on the off-books payments] will be potentially relegation inducing.”

Everton seemed to refer to City’s charges in their club statement on Friday afternoon. The Merseyside outfit said it would “monitor with great interest the decisions made in any other cases concerning the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules.”

Responding to the Premier League’s charges back in February, City declared their innocence and said they “look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all."

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