Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano reportedly told fellow club executives that City’s dispute with the Premier League could take years to reach a final conclusion. The comments were attributed to people familiar with a private European Football Clubs board meeting in Copenhagen, not to a public statement by Soriano.
What was reported from Copenhagen
Sky Sports reported that Soriano referred to the length of the process and City’s determination to contest the case. Sky said he did not answer its questions as he left the meeting. BBC Sport, citing its own sources, also described a defiant message to other club executives and said City would appeal.
These are accounts of remarks inside a private meeting, not a published tribunal ruling or a formal announcement of the outcome. Neither outlet supplied a public written decision in these reports. The underlying proceedings remain confidential, and no sanction has been announced. Reports about a finding against City must be kept separate from what the league or the club has officially confirmed.
City says the process is ongoing
In a statement quoted by Sky, a City spokesperson said the Premier League process “remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality.” Sky also quoted chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak saying the process has a long way to run and that the club remains confident of proving its innocence. City has denied wrongdoing since the Premier League brought the charges in February 2023.
The next meaningful public update will be an official statement or a published decision, rather than a second-hand account of the Copenhagen meeting. Until then, the reported exchange gives a sense of the club’s stance, not a timetable or a final result.
