Wenger takes aim over Man City's 115 charges

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 25 Oct 2024 09:50 BST
• 1 min read

Manchester City face 115 charges relating to breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) from the Premier League but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has come to the defence of the club.

The reigning champions are facing 115 charges relating to alleged breaches of between 2009 and 2018. Punishment could be a fine or even explousion from the division.

The trial is expected to cotinue for months, into next year, Wenger believes that clarity is needed.

"There was no financial fair play when they bought the club," said the Frenchman while on the panel of BeIn Sports. "Because they now face competition from other leagues, who have changed their Financial Fair Play rules.

"At the moment you cannot hear a club like Man City being charged by 115 different charges in a football season. I don't believe in that. The Premier League already lost a case, the first case against them. I don't know them [City], I can't judge them.

'I just think, 115 different charges against a football club today looks like we are in an international administration. Financial Fair Play rules have to be changed and made more simple. They [City owners] came in and they had not faced any Financial Fair Play nor have Chelsea.

The former Arsenal boss continued: "Chelsea, they bought my players [from Arsenal] and Chelsea also bought what they wanted because there was no Financial Fair Play rules."