Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea stance on Man City charges confirmed

Toby Bryant
By Toby Bryant
Published 6th Jun 2024, 17:24 BST
Updated 6th Jun 2024, 17:24 BST
Manchester City are set to challenge the Premier League.Manchester City are set to challenge the Premier League.
Manchester City are set to challenge the Premier League. | Getty Images
Manchester City are set to challenge the Premier League’s rules with top flight sides involved in the battle.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are two of the six Premier League clubs that will look to provide evidence against Manchester City in its latest blockbuster legal scuffle with the Premier League.

The fierce north London rivals will unite against the Champions, who have had 115 charges of alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules hanging over their success since February 2023. Arsenal and Spurs will be joined by Manchester United, Fulham, Wolves and Brighton in the case.

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The Daily Mail reports that between 10 and 12 clubs in total have provided information in support of the Premier League's APT rules, which are a key part of the legal battle with the Cityzens. The legal case is due to begin on June 10.

APT rules exist to stop top flight clubs from agreeing inflated sponsorship deals with companies with shared owners or close ties to those involved at the club. Sponsors such as Eithad Airways for Manchester City and SELA for Newcastle United must past fair market value tests to have deals green lighted by the Premier League.

A majority of top flight clubs voted to introduce the rules in 2021 after the Magpies were taken over by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund amid concerns that PIF could use its companies to inflate sponsorship money coming into the Tyneside club.

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Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of Manchester City, and Pep GuardiolaKhaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of Manchester City, and Pep Guardiola
Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of Manchester City, and Pep Guardiola | Getty Images

Manchester City are set to challenge the set of regulations as they believe them to breach UK competition law. The Champions will also try and sue the Premier League for revenue supposedly lost due to the existence of the APT rules.

The North West outfit claims that the rules were voted in by a 'tyranny of the majority' and claim that their existence is 'discrimination' against clubs with owners from the Middle East, as per SportBible.

The Daily Mail claims that Newcastle United, Chelsea and Aston Villa will support Manchester City's case as they too share grievances with the restrictions on sponsorship and investment.

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