Ferrán Soriano, CEO of Manchester City, said UEFA's accusations, for which the club has been sanctioned two years outside European competitions, are "false", and that they will do everything possible to prove it. Last week, City was sanctioned by UEFA with two years without disputing European competitions, in addition to a fine of 30 million euros for breaking the rules of financial fair play.
In statements provided by the club itself, Soriano explained that he knows that they have the support of fans and that the club has had to go through "many challenges over the years." "This is just another challenge. We will be together, we will pass it on and we will not disappoint our people. The most important thing I have to say today is that the accusations are not true. They are simply not true. Fans can be sure of two things. The first is that the accusations are false. The second is that we will do our best to prove it, "said the director.
Soriano also clarified that the owner of the City has not put money in this club "that has not been properly declared." "We are a sustainable club, with benefits, without debt, our accounts have been examined many times, by auditors, by regulators, by investors, and it has been very clear," he said. "My hope is that this will be finished by the beginning of the summer," he added.
Tonight, after the game against West Ham United, Pep Guardiola is expected to make his first impression of the penalty. "Obviously Pep has been informed of the entire process, but it is not something he has to answer for. He focuses on the game, the next and the next games," Soriano concluded.
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