The FA's penalties for Everton's financial fair play breaches have long since been settled, and Everton, who were deducted 10 points, are now out of the relegation zone and sit fourth from bottom in the league. However, the controversy over the matter continues, and the focus is no longer on Everton's follow-up appeal, but on when the financial investigations against Manchester City and Chelsea will come to an end, and what penalties will be faced by both teams. Moreover, the FA's penalty against Everton has become a benchmark, and the penalties against Manchester City and Chelsea may be even more severe if the investigation is concluded.
This is not the first time that the financial investigation into Chelsea has been made, as the Blues were penalised and banned from transferring due to financial problems during Abou's tenure at Chelsea, and this one comes after Boehly took over Chelsea, with spending more than £1 billion on the transfer market over the past two years, and given the team's revenue, such a large expenditure would naturally be of concern to the FA. The financial investigation into Manchester City is more complex, with more than 100 charges of FFP breaches.
Previously, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester City's management were asked about the financial investigation in interviews, and they both insisted that Manchester City did not have any irregularities, and Guardiola also took out his position in Manchester City to assure that once Manchester City did have violations, he would leave Manchester City's managerial position. In the interview some time ago, Guardiola's attitude is still very clear, even if Manchester City is finally accused of success and suffers a relegation crisis, he will not leave Manchester City's position, which is the best guarantee for Manchester City fans.
Former Manchester City adviser John Bolson and football finance expert Harry Maguire have both warned that if the FA's charges are successful, City will be punished with a penalty of 30 points and outright relegation. Judging from the news of England**, the investigation against Manchester City is likely to end in 2024, when Manchester City's punishment will land, for Manchester City, which is still on the rise, whether it is relegation or deducting 30 points, it is a difficult situation to accept, especially in the case of the decline in the strength of Manchester City's squad this season, such a punishment may cause a greater blow to Manchester City.
Of course, Manchester City's response was still very reasonable, and they hired a number of well-known lawyers to defend the team at the beginning of the FA investigation, which alone cost the club 2£6.5 billion to ensure that there are no problems with the results of the FA investigation, which is why the results of the investigation against Manchester City have been delayed. Regardless of the final outcome of the penalty against Manchester City, Manchester City fans will also want to believe that as long as Guardiola remains in the team, they will have a chance to rise again.