Manchester City secret settlement bid over financial breaches revealed

Bloomberg reported that Manchester City secretly offered the Premier League a large fine to avoid sporting sanctions, including relegation and title stripping.

• Bloomberg reported that Manchester City proposed paying a financial fine instead of facing relegation and the loss of titles over its breaches.
• The Premier League rejected the proposal and intends to apply the full punishment once the club's appeal is decided in February.
• An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of 114 of 115 financial violations between 2009 and 2018.
• Manchester City denies the charges and has appealed, saying the verdict contains legal and factual errors.