Man City legal challenge update emerges in Premier League document

The Premier League have published their Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules for the 2024/25 campaign - without any alterations from the previous season.

Manchester City challenged the Premier League over the APT rules, questioning the legality of them over anti-competition rules in a hearing that took place last month. While the dispute was intended to be private, the details of the case - sent to all 20 Premier League clubs to invite them to support or come out against the proposals - were reported by The Times.

No more details have been made publicly available which means it is not apparent whether or not City were successful with any of their arguments. It is not even certain if a decision has yet been reached.

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The publication of the Premier League handbook for the new campaign carries no changes in the section on APTs, indicating that either City were unsuccessful in challenging the league or that no changes were able to be made in the time before the handbook was published. The longer the rules stay untouched, the more likely it is that the Premier League won the argument with City.

The pair will square off again in a much larger battle later this year when City contest the 115 charges that have been hanging over their head for nearly 18 months after the Premier League accused them of misrepresenting their financial position for nearly a decade between 2009 and 2018. The club insists they have "irrefutable evidence" to clear their name, although if the most serious charges are proven the Blues would be looking at expulsion