Reading FC and other EFL clubs could be owed millions of pounds in compensation if Manchester City are found guilty of 115 charges relating to alleged FFP breaches.
Having celebrated their fourth consecutive Premier League title win at the weekend, City’s achievements remain under a cloud having been alleged to have broken Premier League rules while they are still under investigation.
Among their 115 alleged charges of breaching Premier League regulations, it includes:
– 54x failure to provide accurate financial information from 2009/10-2017/18
– 14x failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments from 2009/10-2017/18
– 5x failure to comply with UEFA’s rules from 2013/14-2017/18
– 7x breaching Premier League’s PSR rules from 2015/16-2017/18
– 35x failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations from December 2018 -February 2023.
Analysis carried out by a team of data specialists at Best Payout Online Slots, they have revealed that City could owe their domestic rivals around £350million in Premier League prize money.
The estimation of potential compensation is based on central payments distributed to Premier League clubs over the specified period.
These central payments are divided into six categories: Equal Share, Facility Fees, Merit Payment, International Equal Share, International Merit Payment, and Central Commercial.
With the exception of Facility Fees and Merit Payments, which are based on the number of televised matches and final league standings respectively, the other payments are distributed equally among the clubs.
To determine the potential compensation owed by Manchester City, data from official Premier League sources and news sites were utilised.
By removing Manchester City from the standings and adjusting the positions of other clubs accordingly, the revised Merit Payments were calculated.
The difference between the original and adjusted Merit Payments provided an estimate of how much each club could be owed.
The adjusted table, reflecting the differences in Merit Payments when Manchester City is excluded, is as follows:
Total Difference in Merit Payments 2011/12 – 2022/23
Everton – £19,332,757
Manchester United – £18,606,876
West Ham United – £18,577,695
Southampton – £18,576,695
Arsenal – £18,090,352
Crystal Palace – £17,821,814
Liverpool – £17,563,357
Newcastle United – £17,391,148
Chelsea – £16,176,250
Tottenham Hotspur – £16,128,743
Leicester City – £15,343,326
Aston Villa – £13,541,362
Burnley – £12,243,326
Brighton & Hove Albion – £12,157,819
Bournemouth – £11,903,800
Wolverhampton Wanderers – £10,980,613
West Bromwich Albion – £10,854,801
Watford – £10,492,758
Fulham – £9,513,019
Swansea City – £9,107,386
Stoke City – £9,107,206
Norwich City – £7,448,389
Sunderland – £7,175,938
Leeds United – £6,537,033
Brentford – £4,788,958
Hull City – £4,422,590
Huddersfield Town – £3,849,786
Sheffield United – £3,518,375
Cardiff City – £3,154,601
Nottingham Forest – £3,100,000
Queens Park Rangers – £2,755,841
Middlesbrough – £1,941,609
Wigan Athletic – £1,510,943
Reading – £755,881
Blackburn Rovers – £755,062
Bolton Wanderers – £755,062
Manchester City – £0
