Wat next afta Premier League find Man City guilty of 'fake' contracts plus misleading accounts?

Manchester City arrange "fake contracts" wit several of dia commercial partners as part of one scheme to cova up secret funding of more dan £830m, Premier League tok.

Di League confam say dem find City guilty of all charges wey relate to breaking of Premier League financial rules between 2009-2010 and 2017-2018 seasons.

One independent commission discova say, during dat time period, di club arrange di "fake contracts" and dem "rely on fake agreements to artificially inflate di club revenues and reduce dia costs".

Di club don continue to deny any wrongdoing.

Tori bin break last week say Manchester City dey guilty of breaking di majority of di 115 financial rules wey dem accuse dem ontop.

But on Tuesday, 29 September, di Premier League bin publish one edited version of di independent commission report wey remove some sensitive details.

Di commission report tok say di charges "involve well ova 100 alleged individual breaches of Premier League rules, wey fall under four major categories of charges".

Dem also find di club guilty of all charges except one wey relate to non-cooperation wit di Premier League investigation.

According to di commission, di fake sponsorship deals na part of one secret funding arrangement worth £830.69m.

Di report add say, "di sponsorship agreements no be genuine commercial deals and dem no show di true economic value of di arrangements".

City record £360m in sponsor fees for di three seasons dem win di Premier League - 2011-2012, 2013-2014, and 2017-2018. Only £43m of am dey legitimate - di rest come from dia owners and dem disguise am.

Di commission also say "di arrangement show deliberate or careless actions wey aim to bypass Premier League rules. Dem add say di alleged fake funding scheme help Manchester City avoid declaring wetin for be di biggest financial loss eva recorded by any Premier League club for one season for 2009-2010".

Di commission highlight di scale of evidence dem get to consider as dem point out say di index alone run to more dan 750 pages, while di core bundle of documents "run to many tens of thousands of pages".

Na di Abu Dhabi United Group get City. Dem take ova di club for 2008 and dem refer to dem as "ADUG" for di commission report.

Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, tok say: "Di main decision don establish di facts of wetin happun for Manchester City during dis period. E show how di club repeatedly break Premier League rules for nearly 10 years."

"E also prove say Premier League make di right decision to pursue dis case against Manchester City. Even though di process to date dey long and difficult, di League remain determined to make sure say independent bodi establish di facts."

"One important responsibility wey Premier League get na to make sure say dem enforce di rules wey di clubs demsefs approve, so dat di competition go remain honest and credible. E dey veri important say di League remain competitive and fair for all clubs and di fans. Na why we dey take dis responsibility veri seriously."

Di Premier League also tok say dem go "address City sanction for one separate further hearing wit di independent commission".

Di League rules tok say di hearing must remain private and confidential.

Lisa Nandy MP, di Culture, Media & Sport secretary, tell BBC say: "E dey veri serious, di Premier League report dey incredibly stark.

"Dis na cause of plenty concern for Man City fans and all fans of Premier League football."

Wetin Manchestetr City tok?

For dia own statement, di club say: "Manchester City FC dey both disappointed and surprised by di opinion of di Premier League Commission, wey dem publish today.

"Di Club dey innocent of di accusations wey di Premier League make against am, and plenty strong evidence dey wey support all di Club positions for dis case. Sake of dat, di Club go continue to fight di allegations witout giving up, and wherever necessary, dem go take proactive steps for all appropriate regulatory and legal channels to defend dia position.

"Premier League process neva finish yet, as some important parts of di case still remain unresolved. Manchester City FC go now pursue all di appeal options wey dey available to di club, becos dem believe say di ruling get serious mistakes for law, principle and facts, and say di decision no strong enough to stand.

"Di Club don diligently respect due process for eight years on di basis say di Premier League Board and Executive go behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence.

"Di club clearly no fit tok plenty more for now until all di remaining legal proceedings don finish," Manchester City tok.

Wetin go happun next?

According to di Premier League, Manchester City get di right to appeal di independent commission findings and dem get until Friday, 2 October to exercise dat right.

However, di Premier League get four or five options available to dem in terms of sanctions.

One of di punishment options na reprimand, wey be like ordinary warning. But becos of di seriousness and scale of di allegations, e hard for many pipo to believe say di outcome go end wit just one slap on di wrist.

Dem fit also impose heavy fine on Manchester City, and plenty pipo believe say dat one go likely happun. In fact, reports show say several Premier League clubs don dey explore legal options to recova money wey dem believe say dem lose as a result of Manchester City conduct during di period under investigation.

Dem fit also dey kicked out of di Premier League patapata, dem fit hit dem wit transfer ban too.

All of dis options dey available to di Premier League but right now we no know how dem go act.

Timeline of events

November 2018: Football Leaks allegations come out as German newspaper Der Spiegel publish claims wey allege say Manchester City break Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

March 2019: Uefa launch formal investigation off di back of Der Spiegel findings.

May 2019: City condemn di investigation and launch one appeal process.

November 2019: Di Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) rule say Manchester City appeal no qualify to dey heard, wey mean say di court no fit consider di case under di grounds wey di club present.

February 2020: Uefa announce a two-year ban for City from European competitions and a €30m fine.

July 2020: Cas overturn Manchester City European ban afta appeal.

July 2021: Manchester City lose one legal challenge ova jurisdiction, wey mean say media fit continue to report say Premier League dey investigate di club for alleged breaches of financial rules.

April 2022: Der Spiegel publish anoda fresh report wey claim say di Premier League don dey investigate di club for three years, and e provide detailed claims.

February 2023: Di Premier League charge City wit 115 financial breaches.

September 2024: Di beginning of 10-week hearing between di Premier League and City on di 115 charges.

February 2025: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola say di club bin dey expect di verdict within one month. Since den, Guardiola don leave Etihad Stadium afta di end of last season.

25 September 2026: Reports come out say dem don reach a verdict, as sources tell BBC say dem find City guilty of breaking majority of di charges.

29 September 2026: Premier League release dia findings through one independent commission and dem confam di guilty verdicts.