In July 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the sanction of the Uefa to the Manchester City by “exaggerate your sponsorship income” between 2012 and 2016.
The sanction left the ‘cityzen’ team without competing in Europe for two seasons after considering that they had breached the ‘financial fair play’. Finally, the fine remained ‘only’ 10 million euros.
Before the resolution of the TAS, Pep Guardiola He appeared at a press conference and stated that if City lied to him in this regard, he would be out the next day.
“I told our people: ‘Tell me all about the suspicions that there are. I looked at them and believed them 100 percent from day one, so I ended up defending him,” she said.
“I told them: ‘If you lie to me, the next day I won’t be here. I’ll be gone and you won’t be my friends anymore‘” he added.
“I like to represent a club that is doing things well. In the end it’s not about winning the Champions League or the Premier League, it’s about always doing it rightfor our people and our fans”, settled.
Well, just three years later and with the Premier League chasing City for allegedly having incurred up to 115 infractions of the FFP rules (Financial Fair Play), these statements by Pep have been rescued.
The question is clear: if the English League sanctions Guardiola, will the former Barça and Bayern coach take the door of the Etihad and leave?
