Manchester City players will be in contact with agents to get out – Liverpool connection stirs pot

Didi Hamann believes that Manchester City’s players will be in contact with the club to get out of their contracts if the club can’t fight the 115 charges against them.

Manchester City are currently appealing their 115 charges after lodging that on Friday. That followed the Premier League announcing that they had been found guilty of all the claims against them.

They accused Manchester City of setting up ‘sham’ contracts to boost their financial growth over an extended period, which led their success under the current regime.

While the appeal process is now underway, the attention is on what sanctions may be handed down by the Premier League’s experts.

They have previously handed a 10-point deduction to Everton, later reduced to six on appeal, and a four-point deduction to Nottingham Forest. Everton were then later handed a two-point deduction for a second, smaller PSR breach.

Manchester City punishment

Some feel that has set a precedent for Manchester City, who many feel should face huge points deductions and financial penalties as well.

Whether that happens, remains to be seen. But it would lead to a tight financial future in which Manchester City would need to sell off their biggest stars to help balance the books. And Hamann believes that players at the Etihad will already be asking questions.

“It could certainly have an impact,” he told Sky Germany regarding the ‘financial turmoil’ at City.

“Given the talk of forced relegation; in my opinion, the minimum penalty they’ll face is a massive points deduction. That might ultimately lead to relegation.

“Naturally, the players and their agents will be in close contact with City’s management right now, because this affects every single player…”.

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Liverpool vs Manchester City

Hamann, like everyone else, will be watching on as Manchester City head to Liverpool this weekend. That seems destined to be one of the Premier League’s most iconic games.

It is almost iconic that Enzo Maresca’s side are heading to Anfield at this point. It was Liverpool who were arguably their biggest rivals during the period of their alleged period of financial doping.

The former midfielder has a vested interest in such a game. He made 283 appearances for Liverpool from 1999 to 2006. He then moved on to Manchester City, where he made 71 appearances over three years.

However, he’s happy to admit that it’s the Reds who have his heart in this game.

“That was the longest spell of my career—the most successful one—at Liverpool,” he added.

“And that is naturally why Liverpool holds the biggest place in my heart among my former clubs. (…) I’d say that, across the whole of England, this is probably the biggest match right now.”