Shock Man City 115 charges admission made by former Premier League club co-owner

John Textor, the outgoing Crystal Palace co-owner, made a somewhat astonishing admittance aft being asked astir Manchester City's ongoing 115 charges lawsuit involving the Premier League.

It remains 1 of the biggest talking points successful football, much than 2 years on.

Back successful February 2023, the Premier League charged Manchester City with breaking fiscal just play rules connected 115 occasions implicit a nine-year period.

City allegedly failed to supply close fiscal information, according to the Premier League, portion the nine person denied immoderate wrongdoing, claiming they person an "irrefutable assemblage of evidence" that volition beryllium them innocent.

A backstage proceeding was held successful December but a verdict has inactive not been reached, with suggestions that a timeframe betwixt the proceeding and the judgement would instrumentality months fixed the sheer measurement of accusation involved.

In the meantime, talkSPORT person discussed the taxable with a fig of guests, including sports lawyer Mo Pasricha, who precocious provided a caller penetration into the case.

John Textor, the outgoing Crystal Palace co-owner who has agreed to merchantability his involvement successful the nine to New York Jets proprietor Woody Johnson, was besides asked astir the 115 charges lawsuit portion appearing connected talkSPORT's White & Jordan amusement connected Thursday.

Jim White brought up the taxable by asking: "What is the speech of Manchester City's charges astatine boardroom level oregon among elite businessman similar yourself?"

Textor proceeded to admit that helium doesn't adjacent cognize what the charges are.

"I hatred to disappoint you but I haven't adjacent thought of it," Textor replied. "I've ne'er work the charges, I don't deliberation of the charges. It's a little-known concealed I was a City instrumentality since earlier they were adjacent owned by Abu Dhabi – my kids grew up successful City gear.

"I'm a small disappointed that their occurrence has travel mostly disconnected of wealth due to the fact that I was a instrumentality earlier they had money. Ian Bishop played there, helium was 1 of the guys we brought to make my academy."

He added: "I similar the aged City much than I similar the caller City, but I don't cognize what the charges are. I don't person an sentiment connected it."

White past asked Textor astir his sentiment connected who runs the Premier League - Richard Masters oregon the alleged 'Big Six'.

"I deliberation this is wherever Steve Parish does truly well," Textor added. "It ever irritates maine however helium thinks he's the smartest feline successful the room, but helium is often the smartest feline successful the room. He fights precise hard for the bottommost 14. There's a disagreement betwixt the six and the bottommost 14.

"Maybe that changes with Newcastle but I deliberation there's a beauteous bully balance."