THE hearing into the Premier League's charges against Manchester City has concluded, according to reports.
The Prem champions were slapped with a whopping 115 charges over alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules back in February.
Manchester City were hit with 115 charges of alleged Financial Fair Play breaches last year
Manchester City were hit with 115 charges of alleged Financial Fair Play breaches last yearCredit: GETTY
City have vehemently denied the charges and have been fighting their corner at London's International Dispute Resolution Centre since mid-September.
But according to reports, the case has come to a close.
That's according to The Daily Mail, who claim both parties have made their closing arguments.
A three-man panel will now go away and deliberate the evidence before delivering the verdict.
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But the verdict of the case won't come any time soon due to the sheer scale of the evidence involved.
It could take MONTHS before the Premier League giants discover their fate.
City's alleged rule breaking is said to have taken place over a 14-YEAR period.
They were initially hit with 115 charges, although they were increased to 130 following an an administration issue.
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What will happen to Man City?
MAN CITY began the season as favourites to win the Premier League title yet again – but there is one elephant in the room that threatens to put the skids under the Etihad giants.
Sunsport’s MARTIN LIPTON discusses what the next few months could hold with Head of Sport SHAUN CUSTIS....
Custis: So the big question – will there be a resolution this season?
Lipton: Yes…. probably! It will take at least a month to go through the evidence. So I suspect around March, April time, we will get a result. But that’s where it starts to get tricky.
Custis: Why is that?
Lipton: If the result is in City's favour, that's the end of the matter. They will be cleared. They will have no punishment to face.
But if City are found guilty, these will be the heaviest penalties ever imposed by the Premier League.
I suspect if they are found guilty, they will be expelled from the league or given a massive points deduction and a huge fine so that they're not in the Premier League next season.
Check out the full discussion on Man City's future.
City have been accused of failing to accurately report their finances over a nine-year period from 2009-10 to 2017-18.
It's also alleged they failed to provide all the details about former manager Roberto Mancini's pay packets between 2009-10 and 2012-13.
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The charges also relate to their alleged failure to disclose full player salaries between 2010-11 and 2015-16.
In addition to their alleged financial wrongdoings, City have been accused of failing to co-operate with the Prem's investigation.
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