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Talks tomorrow: Premier League to take unprecedented action as Man City scandal takes new twist - sources
The Premier League will take the virtually unprecedented step of holding two extraordinary shareholder meetings in a matter of weeks following the filing of historic charges against Man City, sources have told Football Insider.
Representatives of all 20 top-flight clubs were already pencilled in for a quarterly meeting in London over two days on Thursday and Friday this week (9 and 10 February).
It was expected that talk of potential curbs to Premier League power would top the agenda, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport having been due to outline its plans for an independent football regulator late last week.
But the publication of a policy proposal for the regulator – which has itself been described as a seismic moment for English football – has been delayed by the news of the charges against City.
A senior source has told Football Insider that, as of Wednesday (8 February) morning, the Premier League has not updated its formal meeting agenda to address the financial scandal.
But unsurprisingly, it is also understood that the charges against City will dominate proceedings given the severity of the alleged offences and their nebulous effect on Premier league operations past and present.
Meanwhile, the publication of the independent regulator white paper has been pushed back in order to maximise its media impact, with DCMS now expected to deliver their payload later this month.
Football Insider has been told that it is inconceivable that the Premier League would not hold another extraordinary meeting after that date to address what will be the biggest structural shake-up to the English game in a generation.
That means that all 20 clubs will sit down together once again in the coming weeks, either at the Premier League’s Paddington offices or via video conference.
A total of 115 charges against City relating to various alleged instances of financial impropriety have been referred to an independent commission.
If found guilty, the six-time champions could be expelled from the Premier League, stripped of titles and dealt an unlimited cash fine.
City’s formal response stated that there is “irrefutable evidence” in support of their position and that they “look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all.
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