Simon Jordan has warned that Manchester City are in 'significant trouble' as he believes their appeal against 114 alleged breaches of Premier League rules is unlikely to be successful.
The Premier League charged City with breaking financial rules in February 2023, with the club found guilty of all but one breach over three years later.
Jordan's verdict on the appeal
Punishment verdicts have been issued over the last 24 hours, but the next step in the case will be an appeal from the club. Jordan, the former Crystal Palace owner, made his thoughts clear on that scenario in addition to his overall shock at this being the outcome.
Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: "I'm unsurprised because I always thought Man City had a case to answer."
"It'll be interesting to see how Man City play the appeal out, but they are now in significant trouble, because I don't think that an appeal is going to be particularly fruitful for them, I don't think it's going to produce a different outcome."
Sanctions and legal action
The appeal is clearly the next step in this process, but that should not stop sanctions being decided and provisionally imposed on the club pending the outcome of an appeal.
Following that, City's Premier League rivals could take legal action, with it currently being planned as a potential class action, as per The Athletic.
City's response
City have protested their innocence throughout the last few years and released a statement via a spokesperson in the wake of a guilty verdict emerging.
That read: "The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality. As such Manchester City FC's position remains consistent with the Club's statement of February 2023."
"The Club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League Board and Executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence."
