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Manchester City are said to likely face a de facto relegation from the Premier League if they are found guilty of their alleged financial rule breaches.

In addition to that latest verdict comes a claim City may be used as an example to deter other clubs.

However, any suggestion that the EFL would reject City's entry into the Championship, League One or League Two appears unfounded according to the league's rules.

A points deduction is allegedly the most probable outcome, and City could purportedly face a penalty roughly six times harsher than Everton's initial punishment for violating profitability and sustainability rules.

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These claims come from football finance expert Kieran Maguire on the fourth episode of the Football on Trial: The Manchester City Charges podcast on BBC Sounds.

"A points deduction would be the most likely outcome should the club be found guilty," stated the University of Liverpool lecturer.

"As for the quantum of a points deduction, if Everton were initially given a 10 points deduction for going around about £10/12 million over the limits in one particular season, I think, in order to set an example to the rest of football, it's got to act as a deterrent.

On the probable number of points, Maguire opined: "We'll probably be looking at somewhere in the region of 60 to 100 points, which would effectively guarantee relegation out of the Premier League and into the lower tiers of football in the EFL."

Further elaborating on the situation, Maguire acknowledged speculation about the EFL's acceptance of City.

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"There has been a suggestion that the EFL might refuse to accept Manchester City in terms of its competition, but looking at their rulebook, I don't think that is feasible," he clarified.

?According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, there is an expectation that a verdict will arrive in the springtime.


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