Daniel Levy breaks silence on Man City's 115 charges and fires Premier League clear message

Daniel Levy believes the Premier League's legal dispute with Manchester City has gone on for 'far too long'. In February 2023, the English top-flight charged its then-reigning champions with 115 alleged breaches of financial regulations.

Over nine seasons, from 2009/10 to 2017/18, the club were accused of failing to cooperate with investigations and provide accurate financial information. Man City denied any wrongdoing, so they looked to prove their innocence in front of an independent panel.

The case – that was heard in private at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London – concluded late last year. A three-man team have been reviewing the evidence before they deliver a long-awaited final verdict.

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It's said that if Man City are found guilty, they could be hit with a financial penalty or a points deduction. During an exclusive interview with Gary Neville on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet, Levy was quizzed on the Premier League's legal dispute.

The Tottenham Hotspur chairman said: "I think it would be really unfair of me to talk about another club in the Premier League. All I would say is that it’s going through a process which I think has gone on for far too long.

"It needs to be brought, for the good of the game, to a conclusion one way or another," added Levy. Neville then claimed it's 'shameful' that the Premier League 'can’t get their house in order quicker'.

The Manchester United legend also questioned whether the higher-ups in the English top-flight can be trusted to 'run the game'. Levy added: "Well, I as I said, I think it was the FA that should have brought us all together.

"I agree, it's unfortunate that we haven’t been able to resolve things internally rather than the recourse of the lawyers because the lawyers are going to earn a lot of money out of this."

In February of this year, Pep Guardiola suggested that a final verdict would be announced in March. The City boss told reporters: "In one month, I think there will be a verdict and a sentence. After that, we will see my opinion of what happened so far."

Then, a few days later at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit in London, Javier Tebas revealed that he had submitted a complaint about Man City to the European Commission in 2023. Guardiola was asked about the La Liga president's comment ahead of City's clash against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup.

"Next," said the former Barcelona boss as soon as he heard Tebas' name. Guardiola said 'next' again as the question continued. When asked if he's tired of being quizzed about City's finances, he repeated: "Next."

When asked why City have become a legal target for clubs and leagues, Guardiola said: "I don't know. It happened in the past with UEFA, and now in a few weeks it happens in the Premier League, the sentence, right. We'll wait, and after we'll talk."

Guardiola's final comment referenced the highly anticipated verdict in Man City's battle with the Premier League.