Jugadores del Girona celebrando una nueva victoria en LaLiga EA Sports

CITY WILL HAVE TO ACT FAST IF THEY WANT TO AVOID EVERYTHING

Drama with Girona! Míchel's men could miss out on the Champions League due to Manchester City's 'fau

Published:15/05/2024 - 08:32h

Updated:15/05/2024 - 08:32h

The Champions League will have a new format next season, now with 36 teams, although one of them might not end up being Girona, despite having already qualified

Calendar of FC Barcelona

Although they already exist precedents of clubs of the same property playing the Champions League, like sucedió does a pair of years with the RB Leipzig and the RB Salzburg, now the investors of Abu Dhabi in the Manchester City and the Girona have received his options by part of the UEFA to allow that both compete in the competition of the next season. The organism has used the term "desinvestment" to the hour to clear how could be both in the renewed phase of groups fulfilling with the rules of integrity.

Like this, the Girona, that is splits property of the brother of the trainer of the Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, has in risk his participation for the first time in the European competition of elite. The situation arrives by that both teams have put to proof the rules of the UEFA on the property of multiple clubs that protect against the colusión in the parties, by what the City will have to resignar some participation in the Catalan group in the short term.

The UEFA puts him the clear situation to the Manchester City

Not fulfilling with the rules of the UEFA with a proposal before 3 June would have to mean that one of the two teams, probably the Girona, have to play the Europe League, standing out that the team that finish higher in his domestic league has priority with regard to this decision. But 'The Associated Press' signals that the City Football Group, the operation created by Abu Dhabi with participations in 13 clubs all over the world, including 100% of the Manchester City and 47% of the Girona, has two options to avoid such situation

The City Football Group could resolve the problem selling actions to a third independent that reduce the participation of property to less than 30%, or transfer all the actions of a club to a fideicomiso blind supervised by a signpost appointed by the UEFA. The fiduciary could be selected by CFG in a model approved by the UEFA that applied this season in an agreement of fulfillment for the AC Milan, Toulouse and his American investor Network Bird Capital, explains the information.

The problem of the property of multiple clubs for the UEFA and City Football Group has been present from the start of the campaign of LaLiga in September thanks to the good performances of the Girona. The team of Míchel has attained an impressive season achieving a place between the four first in LaLiga, having besides three key players loaned or sold by the Manchester City, including to the Brazilian Sávio, by what is clear the impact that the English have with regard to the Girona.

Next match of FC Barcelona

Pretemporada | Jornada 1
FC Barcelona
Manchester City

FC Barcelona - Manchester City

Wednesday, 31 of July of 2024 01:00h
Camping World Satdium
Buy tickets
Calendar FC Barcelona
Today highlights