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Manchester City are set to lock horns with the Premier League – again – over Associated Party Transaction rules.

The English top-flight regulated its clubs with sponsorship rules from December 2021 to November 2024 before an independent panel deemed them 'unlawful in their entirety' earlier this year.

City had proposed deals with Etihad Airways and First Abu Dhabi Bank blocked in 2023, so they took the Premier League to court.



This impacted clubs that often borrowed money at low or no interest from stakeholders.

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In February 2025, the Premier League released the following statement: "The Tribunal’s decision has found that the three narrow aspects of the old APT rules, previously found to be unlawful, cannot be separated from the rest of the previous rules as a matter of law.

"The result, the Tribunal has determined, is that the previous APT Rules, as a whole, are unenforceable.

However, the previous APT rules are no longer in place, as Clubs voted new APT rules into force in November 2024.

The new APT rules are in full force and clubs remain required to comply with all aspects of the system, including to submit shareholder loans to the Premier League for Fair Market Value assessment."

In November 2024, Premier League clubs voted to amend APT rules by a majority of 16-4.

Despite having already enjoyed a victory over the English top-flight, City are set to return to court and mount a second challenge over the competition's sponsorship rules.

According to The Times, City issued a new claim in response to the Premier League's attempt to amend APT rules that were declared 'unlawful' and 'void' by an independent tribunal.
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