Last week, Man City's leading lawyer in the lawsuit against 115 allegations - Simon Cliff wrote a letter to the remaining 19 teams in the Premier League.
The content of the letter is very concise, Cliff said that other teams should not believe what the tournament is accusing. In it, Cliff made it very clear that the transaction rules of the Associate Party (APT) targeting Man City were misunderstood due to inaccurate information.
Returning to a story shared by Football Leaks in 2015, a leaked message led to Man City becoming the target of fraud allegations. At that time, the president of the team, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, told Gianni Infantino (then UEFA Secretary General) that he was calm when receiving a financial penalty from the agency. After that incident, Al Mubarak spent 30 - 50 million Euros, hiring 10 lawyers known as "the best in the world" to accompany Man City for 10 years.
The reason why Man City was considered very "enthusiastic" was because before that, they not only suffered public blows from within the country, this also came from other tournaments. Al Mubarak once hinted at 8:00 p.m. - the president of La Liga has been harshly criticized by City. Tebas was blacklisted by Al Mubarak as a Man City opponent despite being in a completely separate entity that had nothing to do with English football.
Man City's strong statements are like a feather in front of a hammer, causing public opinion and accusations. However, if we look at the Etihad team, this could be an act to mobilize support. Man City are both aggressive as a warlike side but also pitiful, forced to take action against accusations that they consider baseless. That way, empathy will come more easily.
cliff's letters and strong statements from The Citizens have the same goal, the team will fight to the end, never win the lawsuit. Not losing the latest APT case has further motivated the Manchester team to play until the end in this 115-count scandal.
Man City are looking to win many lawsuits, even get a just sentence when facing the Premier League in court. They don't want the club's performance to be affected and also want all the critics to be silent once and for all.
