Manchester City have confirmed they will appeal an independent panel's guilty verdict after being found to have breached 114 of the Premier League's financial rules.
The guilty verdict was announced on Tuesday, leaving City three days to appeal.
Club statement on appeal
In a statement shared on Friday (October 2), City said: "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."
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