British press reports revealed that Manchester City and Chelsea are facing the threat of expulsion from the English Premier League in the next few months.
According to the British newspaper The Sun, Manchester City and Chelsea face the risk of being expelled from the English Premier League if they are found guilty of violating the rules of financial fair play.
The British newspaper confirmed that Manchester City faces 115 charges from English Premier League legal officials in February 2023, and it is expected that an independent committee will begin looking into the case during the coming period.
The British newspaper pointed out that Chelsea have not yet been formally charged, but it was reported last summer that it had committed financial violations during the era of former owner Roman Abramovich, who made payments to agents from accounts that did not pass through the official books of the Blues.
The British newspaper said that Chelsea’s latest financial accounts showed that 150 million pounds were set aside when Todd Boyle bought the club in order to cover potential legal costs.
The British newspaper continued that the Giants, the Citizens and the Blues, were warned that they may now face the maximum penalty by the committee, which deducted 4 points from Nottingham Forest’s tally this week.
The British newspaper explained that the penalties range from warnings, points deduction, and even expulsion from the English Premier League, and if the charges against the two clubs are proven, they are closer to being subjected to the maximum penalty.