Manchester City's owners have been warned they could be forced to sell the club by football's new Premier League independent regulator David Kogan, who has confirmed he has 'absolute power' to remove them, as the club continues to appeal against…
David Kogan, chair of the Independent Football Regulator, revealed the body holds the power to force Manchester City's owners to sell if they fail ownership fitness tests. Manchester City, who are currently appealing an independent commission's ruling that found them guilty of breaching financial rules, could face a separate regulatory probe once questions regarding the verdict are resolved.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Kogan affirmed the regulator can mandate that club owners step away regardless of their consent. His comments follow pundit Gary Neville's assertions that removing City's ownership represents the only fair sanction for financial doping.
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