Man City rivals could demand more than £100m EACH if club lose 115 charges case

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Manchester City’s rivals could claim for more than £100million in compensation each after Burnley ’s landmark legal success against Everton , it has been claimed.

The Clarets were awarded over £30million - plus interest - from Everton by an independent Premier League commission. It was ruled that the Merseysiders benefited from a sporting advantage for breaching Profitability and Sustainability Rules, a decision they are appealing.

In the case, the commission awarded £26million for losses due to relegation and £9.1million in interest. According to the commission’s judgment, the Toffees “accepted that its breach of the PSR conferred a sporting advantage but disputes both the extent and effect of that advantage”

Everton provided an expert who stated “that Burnley had suffered no financial loss following relegation”. However, the Clarets’ expert witness claimed they had lost £51.7m before interest.

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Premier League rules do not allow clubs to sue each other through the courts - but they can do so through arbitration. And City could potentially face similar punishment should they be found guilty of serious charges among their alleged 115 breaches of Premier League rules.

Four clubs - Arsenal , Manchester United , Liverpool and Spurs - served legal notices on City back in 2024 reserving the right to seek compensation if they are found guilty.

Should that happen, it opens the door to compensation claims by those clubs, who can argue that the alleged breaches gave City sporting advantages over them over numerous seasons, between 2009 and 2017.

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According to The Times , sources involved in the process estimate some of those clubs “had calculated potential losses costing significantly more than £100m” - down to income losses, not least missing out on the Champions League . As the Everton case shows, that figure would rise substantially higher with interest.

Manchester City won two Premier League titles and qualified for the Champions League in seven consecutive campaigns during the period of time in question.

The club have protested their innocence throughout the process and the City chairman, Khaldoon Al-Mubarak, recently vowed to break his silence once a ruling is made.

He said: "Let me be as consistent as I've always been. Until we have a ruling, I can't say much. Once we have a ruling, believe me, we're going to have a wonderful sit down together and I'll say everything I've wanted to say for the last three years."