EPL: Everything Guardiola said about Man City’s 115 charges – Report

 

Ex- Man City coach Pep Guardiola has consistently defended Manchester City throughout the Premier League’s long-running investigation into the club’s alleged financial breaches, repeatedly insisting that he trusted the club’s leadership and would accept the outcome of the legal process.

The Premier League charged City with 115 alleged breaches of its financial rules in February 2023, following a lengthy investigation.

Throughout the process, Guardiola maintained that the club had acted properly and repeatedly called for the case to be resolved as quickly as possible.

As reported by Planet Football on Wednesday, in May 2019, after Manchester City completed a domestic treble, Guardiola reacted angrily when asked whether he had received an alleged payment from the club outside official channels.

“Did I receive money for another situation, right now, today? Honestly, do you think I deserve to have this type of question?” he asked.

He added: “We are not guilty until it’s proven.”

Guardiola said he trusted the explanations provided by City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive Ferran Soriano.

“They tell me we are fair and we absolutely follow the rules; I believe them,” he said.

In February 2020, after UEFA imposed a two-season Champions League ban and a €30 million fine on City over financial-rule breaches, Guardiola again backed the club.

“We cannot control; we support the club 100%, and what you have to do is play our games,” he said.

Following City’s appeal, Guardiola added: “The club believes it is unfair, so we are going to appeal, and we are going to wait. I trust 100% what my club have said and what they have done.”

He also insisted that he would remain at City unless the club decided otherwise.

“Unless they sack me, which can happen, I will not leave,” Guardiola said.

After the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned UEFA’s ban in July 2020, Guardiola criticised the damage he believed the allegations had caused the club.