We all know which clubs are playing fast and loose with the rules, but this is more about how many consecutive seasons Everton reported losses, and going over the allowed loss of £124.5 in 2021-22. They're totally guilty of doping, but they have a point when they blame an unnamed Icelandic star we all know from his glory days at Swansea for being "unavailable" to play or be sold on.
I don't think Manchester City will face any penalties, as their revenues are through the roof. What makes this kind of thing tricky is that they've actually been caught and punished by UEFA for financial doping by way of inflating their sponsorship figures, which is extremely difficult to prove. Who are the Premier League to say that a completely unrelated company wish to sponsor Manchester City's bus for way more than would be fair market value? We're talking about a league that allowed an investment fund that is TOTALLY unrelated to the Saudi government to buy Newcastle.
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