Stefan Borson: Man City close in on £1.5bn deal after Premier League settlement
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James Murray
Mon 15 September 2025 10:30, UK
Manchester City are closing in on a sponsorship deal worth up to £1.5billion after reaching a settlement with the Premier League.
Man City have been in a battle with the Premier League over the past year regarding the associated party transaction (APT) rules.
Man City have now reached a settlement with the Premier League, with The Times reporting on 8 September Pep Guardiola’s side are in line to complete a “hugely lucrative” long-term deal with Etihad Airways as a result.
The deal with the state-owned Abu-Dhabi airline was blocked in 2023 for not being fair-market value under the APT rules.
Following amendments by the Premier League, the Manchester giants challenged the APT rules again in February this year before the parties came to a settlement last week.
We know that they have done the first couple of years of this 10-year deal that they put to the Premier League originally in 2023, so it wasn’t binary.
Man City were dealt 115 charges by the Premier League in February 2023 for allegedly breaching the financial fair play (FFP) rules over a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018.