Manchester City chief executive officer Ferran Soriano has stressed that the club's fight with the Premier League over the 115 charges brought against them is far from over, according to reports. Speaking at a European Football Clubs board meeting on Monday, Soriano addressed the recent reports that City had been found guilty of almost all the charges.
Defiant stance at board meeting
Football was rocked last week by reports that City had been found guilty of all but one of the charges against them, though the former Premier League champions are expected to appeal the verdict. Formal confirmation has yet to arrive, but City's chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, released a statement over the weekend reiterating that the club were confident of clearing their name.
Soriano, speaking at a meeting also attended by senior figures from other Premier League clubs, adopted a similar stance of defiance during an impromptu address on Monday. Per The Athletic, Soriano wanted to address the reports and made it clear that the club would continue to fight against the charges.
Long battle ahead
“It has taken eight years to reach this point and it will still take much more time,” he is understood to have said.
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