Manchester City is once again in the eye of the storm. Der Spiegel publishes this Thursday new documents from the Football Leaks against the Mancunian club. We learn in particular that commissions to the agent of Jadon Sancho, former resident of the academy, were concealed but also that a transfer was paid for Brahim Diaz when he was only 13 years old, which is prohibited by international regulations. Suspicious payments granted to a company of Yaya Touré’s agent between 2010 and 2015 also raise questions.
But that’s not all. It also appears established that the club’s owners have signed sponsorship deals with companies they own, breaching strict UEFA and Premier League rules on Financial Fair Play. Finally, we discover that Roberto Mancini, champion of England with the Skyblues in 2012, saw part of his salary paid by Al Jazira, an Emirati club which is closely linked to the bosses of Manchester City, via an account in a tax haven. to avoid paying too much tax. New revelations that shouldn’t
