Can Manchester City evade 'Fair Play'? Javier Tebas launches a new complaint

Javier Tebas reported Manchester City to the European Commission for implementing an administrative model that evades all UEFA's 'Financial Fair Play' controls with absolute freedom. During the Business of Football Summit of the Financial Times, the president of LaLiga claimed to have sent the necessary documentation to open an investigation into the 'sky blue' team, although it no longer belongs to the European Union due to 'Brexit'.

However, the head of the league continues to express his concern about "the companies outside the City Football Group where City's expenses are sent,” as "all they do is think about how they can evade the rules and regulations. We have reported this to the European Union with data and figures," Tebas began to say.

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In this regard, he stated that the 'sky blue' team and its companies distort the market with a model that often leads to ruin and to returning funds. Therefore, he calls for sanctions against City, as LaLiga has already sent the European Commission the necessary evidence to open the investigation. "The club has talent scouting or marketing companies that accumulate high expenses and then bill low amounts. This allows Manchester City to have a structure that evades the rules".

Furthermore, Tebas cited the negotiations between City and Girona, a club also managed by the Abu Dhabi United Group. "After buying it, City loaned Girona five players. We checked the valuations and calculated that they were 40 times higher than what Manchester City claimed," pointed out the president of LaLiga, who also recalled that he had previously reported Paris Saint-Germain. Not so with Newcastle, the other club funded by millions from the Middle East, as LaLiga still does not have enough data to file a formal complaint.