Premier League set to recommend punishments as Man City sanctions hearing approaches

The Premier League will be allowed to recommend specific punishments at Manchester City’s forthcoming sanctions hearing, with an independent three-person commission expected to convene in the coming weeks to decide the club’s fate.

According to The Times, because the Premier League is acting as prosecutor in the case, it will be entitled to make formal submissions on what penalties should be imposed on City for the charges they are expected to be found guilty of.

The range of potential sanctions is severe. Fines, points deductions, and expulsion from the Premier League are all understood to be on the table. Some figures within club football are reportedly pushing for what would amount to effective relegation to the Championship.

The hearing represents the final stage of a long-running legal process that has cast a shadow over City for several years. The club has consistently denied any wrongdoing throughout the proceedings.

The precise timing of the hearing has not been confirmed publicly, but the expectation is that it will take place within weeks rather than months, bringing one of the most consequential disciplinary cases in English football history closer to a resolution.