Hitting Manchester City with points deductions across multiple seasons if they are found guilty of breaching financial rules has reportedly been proposed by a ‘senior figure’ in the game.
Pep Guardiola‘s side have won the last four Premier League titles in a row but the club’s reputation will be tarnished if found guilty of the 115 charges brought against them in the ‘Trial of the Century’, which begins tomorrow (Monday).
And City’s rivals are feel that hitting them with a points deduction, or even relegation to the Championship, would not be sufficient given that they could, in theory, be back fighting for major honours after only one campaign.
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