Keith Wyness: Manchester City receive Premier League signal that 115 charges case is close to being finalised
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Manchester City receive Premier League signal that 115 charges case is close to being finalised Fri 27 March 2026 12:30, UK Manchester City’s 115 charges case could be getting resolved behind-the-scenes by the Premier League.That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes Chelsea’s punishment over secret payments to unregistered agents and third parties could be a signal for Man City. Chelsea were fined £10million, and their academy was handed a nine-month transfer ban, for the payments which occurred between 2011 and 2018, with the Blues avoiding a sporting penalty.Man City are still waiting on the verdict of their case about allegedly breaching financial rules between 2009 and 2018.The legal costs are rising for Man City on a case that has been going on since February 2023, with the club facing a possible points deduction or expulsion from the Premier League. 💰 Man City Finance Update 💰 Inside the transfer budget, CFG investment, 115 charges updates, and the latest North Stand expansion news.
VISIT THE FINANCE HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES ‘Resolution in the offing’ on Man City’s 115 charges caseEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that a resolution needs to come soon for Man City to avoid “horrendous” legal bills growing further.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks the Premier League may have “bitten off more than they can chew.”Annual Turnover£694.1mCommercial Revenue£340.4mPlayer Trading Profit£95.2mWage Bill£408mFigures based on Manchester City Annual Report 2025 and Deloitte Football Money League 2026.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “If this de-escalation on the Chelsea side is a signal that the Premier League are trying to find resolutions, are trying to find ways to lessen the impact and not to become so pugilistic in terms of appeals and different things, maybe that’s a signal to Man City that they are trying to find a solution and find a way forward. What I’m seeing though, while that may be something I’ve been preaching for a long time, is that we’ve got to try and get out of this legal mess and not have the legal battles that we’re having.
“Maybe this is a signal about Man City’s 115 charges, and as I’ve been hoping that behind the scenes there’d have been talks going on to try and find a fair resolution, maybe this is just one little signal we can clutch at to think that there could be some sort of resolution in the offing. “For everybody’s point of view it makes sense, rather than paying on these huge horrendous legal bills that are mounting up for every club right now.” Pep Guardiola exit updateWyness also told Football Insider that Man City manager Pep Guardiola could move into international management when he decides to leave the Etihad.Man City’s 115 charges case could be a reason behind Guardiola’s departure when a verdict is reached, though the Spaniard’s contract expires next year.The 55-year-old could decide to leave the club at the end of this season, with Man City behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race, and already out of the Champions League.