Man City 115 charges punishment: Expulsion to non-league an option but titles and trophies likely to remain [Video]

City strongly refute all the charges raised against them, regarding alleged financial impropriety and other issues from 2009 onwards. A hearing for the case is understood to have been set for October, but even then a resolution could still be a year or more away.

All the charges stem from documents leaked via German newspaper Der Spiegel in 2009. The Premier League have been investigating City since 2018, with legal industry insiders predicting an undisclosed settlement as the outcome.

But Premier League chiefs have started to bare new teeth under the shadow of the new independent football regulator, punishing both Everton and Nottingham Forest with points deductions for financial breaches this season. That more aggressive action sets new a precedent for levels of punishment and consensus among legal experts is that, if employing that scale, City would face a severe punishment if found guilty.

Having to join the non-League pyramid would not …