Man City handed FFP charges case truth after Premier League hearing 'leaks' emerge

Manchester City supporters have been warned not to expect much more information to be released from their Premier League hearing as it continues in London this week.

City were first charged by the Premier League in February 2023 - with 115 alleged breaches of their Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules between 2009 and 2018. After some confusion, it was later revealed that the Blues were actually facing 130 charges from the top-flight amid initial errors in reporting.

Since then, the footballing world has been waiting for an update on when the hearing into these breaches would begin. City have always strongly refuted the allegations thrown at them and claim they have "irrefutable evidence" to clear their name.

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Finally after 19 months of waiting, the hearing began in London this week with information regarding the location of proceedings being reported in the media. But those wishing for more information from the hearing are likely to be disappointed - according to former Everton CEO Keith Wyness.

Speaking to Football Insider, Wyness said: "The secret location was leaked, there were photographs of the lawyers going in and the lead lawyer, David Pannick, is reportedly on £5,000 per-hour.

"But we're not going to be hearing much. They have been very clear about that."

He added: "The chairman of the commission will only disclose things he wants to be disclosed, and there'll be no further reporting. Of course in football, we're all looking for leaks and, if there are no leaks, then people would be making up leaks, so we're going to have to be very careful with the information coming out."

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