Premier League financial charges 'frustrating' - Man City chairman

Manchester City president Khaldoon al-Mubarak says he is "frustrated" astatine nan club’s on-pitch achievements being accompanied by repeated reminders of nan 115 Premier League charges lodged against them.

Last period City became nan first nine successful English shot history to triumph nan convention title successful 4 consecutive seasons.

But successful autumn a Premier League disciplinary committee is group to perceive nan lawsuit against City for allegedly breaching its financial regulations, immoderate of which day backmost to 2009.

City contradict each nan charges – but precocious head Pep Guardiola admitted "he did not know" if group liked his team.

“Of course, it’s frustrating,” Khaldoon told City’s soul media successful his yearly extremity of play address. “The referencing is ever frustrating.

“I consciousness for our fanbase and everyone associated pinch nan nine to person these charges perpetually referenced.

“It’s taking longer than anyone hoped for but location is simply a process we person to spell through. I’ve ever repeated, let’s beryllium judged by nan facts and not by claims and counterclaims.”

BBC Sport understands Khaldoon gave nan question and reply earlier stories emerged connected Tuesday astir City’s ineligible situation to nan Premier League’s commercialized rules.

An arbitration proceeding surrounding nan legality of nan league’s associated statement transaction (APT) rules, which find whether sponsorship deals are financially ‘fair’, has been group for 10-21 June.

Khaldoon was asked astir nan apt effect of financial regulations connected this summer’s transportation model fixed different competitions person different rules. His reply was fixed without nan knowledge City’s coming stance would beryllium made public.

“The Premier League sewage to wherever it is coming by being nan astir competitory league,” he said. “So, I dream location is simply a spot much sensibility successful regulating. A balanced attack is bully from each nan leagues.

“There person been a batch of restrictions put successful spot connected swaps and loans, truthful moreover that is now overmuch much restricted. That is going to beryllium reflected, I believe, this summer.”