Manchester City have confirmed that they have submitted an appeal against the Premier League’s verdict on their financial charges.
An independent commission found that City arranged “sham” contracts between 2009/10 and 2017/18 with a number of its commercial partners, as part of a “disguised funding scheme” to artificially inflate the club’s revenues by £830m.
In a statement on Friday, City revealed they sent a “comprehensive” appeal on Thursday, October 1.
They insisted on their innocence and promised to respect due process.
It read: “Manchester City Football Club can confirm that at 7pm on Thursday 1st October 2026 the Club lodged its comprehensive Appeal against the opinion of the Premier League Commission, in relation to the Premier League disciplinary matter.
“The Club’s firm position is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe.
“The Club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League and a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence exists in support of all of its positions, relating to this case.
“We will continue to respect due process and are necessarily restricted in what we can say further until all proceedings are complete.”