Stefan Borson: Man City could land compensation after agreeing Premier League settlement
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James Murray
Tue 16 September 2025 9:51, UK
Manchester City could be in line for compensation 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.
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Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson said: “You have to work on the basis that I don’t think City would have settled if they hadn’t have got something that they wanted out of the settlement process.
“We know that the parties agreed a mutual announcement that said City accept that the rules are now valid and binding, so that was one of the conditions for the Premier League.
That could have been worth in seven figures.
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“We know what happened in that one from the first APT judgment that it was approved at a lower level.
“They said that City had to adjust it for what the Premier League considered fair-market value, so I think that could have been part of the bundle.”
Man City could land up to £1.5billion from their new 10-year deal with Etihad Airways after bringing their dispute over the APT rules to an end.
In a separate legal battle, Guardiola’s side are still waiting to hear the verdict in their 115 charges case.
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.