Manchester City Disciplinary Process Update

I want to share some information related to the ongoing disciplinary

process between Manchester City and the Premier League.

A document has been made public with an opinion of the

Premier League commission that is negative to our interest.

I want to explain exactly what this is,

the next steps, and how are we going to continue to defend the

club

and finally be vindicated in this process.

This has gone for so long that it's important to remind

ourselves that the whole Premier League case

against us is based on a single false

accusation.

That the owner's personal money

was somehow and secretly put into the club

via some sponsors from Abu Dhabi.

This is just not true.

Irrefutable evidence has been provided to the Premier League commission

that shows that

it could not happen

and that it did not happen.

This includes bank statements, money transfers, witnesses,

and everything necessary to categorically demonstrate

the money did not come from the owner.

Every other false charge that has been thrown at us and

aggressively marketed and promoted comes from that

simple, central, and completely false accusation.

Surprisingly for us and for our lawyers, after nearly

two years, the Premier League commission has issued

an opinion

that supports the Premier League's conspiracy theory.

To do so, the opinion had to actually ignore the

extensive evidence provided by the club in order to reach a

conclusion that is clearly wrong.

Our lawyers will now file an appeal that sets out

that the opinion contains clear material

errors of law,

principle, and fact,

and it is unsafe.

Remember,

we have been here before.

In two thousand and twenty, we were also wrongly ruled against

for many of the same issues.

We appealed to an independent body in CAS, and we won.

We will now be relentless in our work.

We will focus on the independent appeal process

and also all other legal avenues available to us in

order to win the case.

And we will take all necessary action to protect the

club and seek compensation from any party

that tries to damage it,

now and in the future.

I know this can be a bit of a distraction, but please remain focused on

our business and taking care of our extended City

family, as we always do.

Please follow the normal protocols in referring to fan,

partner, and media inquiries.

Very soon, we will look back at this and recognize

as another time in our history when we dealt with adversity

and overcame it together.

Thank you.