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A verdict on Manchester City's 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial breaches is now not expected until October, it has been claimed.

City were charged in February 2023 with 115 alleged breaches of top-flight financial rules and with failing to co-operate with the subsequent investigation.

The Etihad club, who have denied all wrongdoing, faced a hearing in front of an independent commission before Christmas, and Pep Guardiola claimed back in February that a verdict was expected within a month.



However, no verdict has yet to be delivered.

And now a report by the Independent has claimed that City and their Premier League rivals may have to wait until October for a verdict, as experts and league sources believe the international break, from October 4 to 18, might be an opportune moment for it to be delivered.

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The report then goes on to claim that insiders with knowledge of certain aspects of the investigation are predicting a September-October outcome, with some believing it will come in one of the international breaks.

City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak revealed back in May that he will speak openly about the charges once there is a ruling.

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He said: “Well, I suppose the only thing I can say is we still don’t have a ruling.

Until then we just have to be patient, and it’ll come, and we will talk about it, I promise you, once we have the ruling.”

While speaking on The Overlap towards the end of last season, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville blasted the time it has taken with the case still unresolved.

"That Manchester City case is a disgrace; it's an absolute stain to the game," he said.

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"I have a lot of admiration for City, but I don't buy into this theory that clubs do really well, and City have, but it is still a stain to the game.

"It has just been dragging on for years and years, it's an absolute joke.

Yes, City have been defending themselves, but they've been pushing it so far into the long grass that you end up losing the will to live on it and you forget about it.
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