Olaleye Idowu
Manchester City bosses have assured Pep Guardiola and their players that the club would not lose the “trial of the century” against the Premier League, which is set to begin on Monday.
City faces 115 charges relating to alleged financial breaches from 2009 to 2018.
Aymeric Laporte, who won the title five times at the Etihad before leaving for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, has revealed what the players have been told.
“When I was there and the news broke, the sporting director (Txiki Begiristain) and the CEO (Ferran Soriano) came and told all the players and staff that we can all be very calm because not one rule has been broken by Man City,” Laporte told Mail Sport.
“They told us everything was fine so that’s why we all think City will be fine. I don’t think there will be any issues.”
City have lifted eight league titles since 2012, including six of the last seven.
The hearing is expected to run for 10 weeks, with a verdict expected early next year.
