Man City make telling relegation clause decision ahead of 130 charges verdict
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Manchester City are NOT underpinning their stunning £150million assault on the transfer market by offering relegation escape clauses as an insurance policy during their ongoing legal battle with the Premier League. The four-in-a-row champions are facing the prospect of being booted out of the top-flight by means of a huge points deduction if they are found guilty of any of the most serious of the 130 charges levelled against them.
An independent tribunal’s judgement on the matter is expected in the spring after a 12-week hearing. City have continued to insist throughout the saga that they are innocent. And they have also been steadfast in their stance that it’s business as usual at the Etihad - despite suggestions they would have to include guarantees to new signings or current players penning new deals to guard against the worst-case scenario.
THE FA CUP GIANT KILLERS: Get your special edition magazine celebrating some of the game's greatest-ever upsets. Mirror Sport understands no such provisions have been put in place as the Blues have kick-started a rebuild of Pep Guardiola ’s fading squad by agreeing a £33.6million deal for Lens’ Uzbekistan international defender Abdukodir Khusanov.
Khusanov, 20, will be one of five possible arrivals this month. Teenage Argentine playmaker Claudio Echeverri has already arrived in a deal that could eventually net River Plate £21.75million, although he has been given permission by City to play for his country in the forthcoming South American Under-20 Championship.
