Manchester City will discover their fate from the Premier League imminently according to a new report looking at their 115 Financial Fair Play (FFP) charges.

In February 2023, Pep Guardiola's side were charged with the alleged breaches of historical financial rules. These charges dated back to between 2009 and 2018, and they mainly referred to the methods which were used to pay managers and players during that period.

The charges put against City were unprecedented leading to a long, drawn out process which resulted in a trial beginning in the second half of last year which finished just before Christmas. Throughout the saga, City have insisted they are innocent of the alleged charges and that they have 'irrefutable evidence' to clear their name.

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Due to the scale of the investigation and the seriousness of the charges, several severe punishments have been floated about including expulsion from the Premier League. However, some have suggested that City's activity in January has been a show of strength.

Not only has Erling Haaland committed to a whopping nine-and-a-half year contract extension but Guardiola has also dipped his toe into the transfer market bringing Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov in from Palmeiras and Lens respectively. Meanwhile, Omar Marmoush is expected to join soon from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Such investment is unlikely to occur if City thought they would be handed an expulsion from the Premier League but whether this spending has been wise or not will only be confirmed when a verdict is released. According to CityAM, that date could be close with the result of the trial expected imminently.

Last year, the expectation was for the verdict to be released in January with the independent panel keen to avoid any unnecessary delays. Even once a verdict arrives, it is not the end of the matter with an appeals process open to either side.