Man City will be relegated down a league or two if found guilty of their alleged breaches of financial fair play rules, according to a former chairman of a Premier League club.
A hearing to examine 115 Premier League charges issued against the club began on September 16 with the Citizens legal team pictured arriving at the IDRC, close to St Paul’s Cathedral in central London.
The hearing is reported to have been scheduled for 10 weeks, with the independent commission’s verdict not expected until the new year.
The charges facing , who won a fourth straight Premier League title in May, date back as far as the 2009-10 season.
It is thought the club, who are also accused of failing to co-operate with an investigation, could face a range of punishments i…