Man City 115 charges timeline prediction made as Premier League decision awaits

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Ex-Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson has shared his perspective on when the Blues might learn the outcome of their ongoing legal dispute with the Premier League . City and the English top-flight remain in limbo awaiting the result of an independent commission hearing concerning more than 100 financial allegations against the club for alleged breaches of the league's financial regulations - accusations that City vehemently deny.

The high-profile case - which took place behind closed doors at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London - wrapped up at the close of 2024. A three-person panel has been examining the evidence and they are anticipated to deliver a final judgement imminently.

It is said that should Man City be deemed guilty, they could face a severe financial sanction or even potentially a substantial points deduction. Borson has revealed his predictions on when a verdict might be revealed.

The football finance specialist believes an announcement could arrive during this year's October or November international break. "Everybody expects the most likely window is now, and particularly if it could be within an international break, I think that's really a combination of the sort of practicality of it coming in the international break, either this one or the next one," he told Football Insider .

"But moreover, just the fact the panel has had 10 months to write up its decision. While it could easily be more in sort of the court system, this is not an arbitration - it's a disciplinary - but it's a privately paid for panel, you would think that they should be able to do that in this timescale.

"You would think that the terms of engagement that they have would make sure that they did deliver a timely judgment. Now, it's possible it wasn't properly thought through by the parties such that they sort of set proper deadlines. That's possible."

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He continued: "It's possible of course that certain members of the panel have other obligations and were not fully available to produce the decision quickly. But as I say, I think 10 months is enough now and, whatever the decision, there's little justification for it stretching on further.

"I think that's why people are expecting it, just simply because of the passage of time as opposed to it meaning anything about which way it's gone."

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