Man City guilty verdict: Six forgotten transfer flops including Nolito and Eliaquim Mangala that highlight the club's controversial spending era.
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Manchester City ’s financial saga has entered a new phase, but the independent commission’s verdict has also reignited debate about just how much spending powered the club’s remarkable rise to the summit of English football.
The Premier League claim City artificially inflated revenues and reduced costs by more than £900m between 2009-10 and 2017-18, with £830.69m of disguised owner funding channelled through commercial arrangements which the commission deemed sham agreements.
Coverage adapted for CNC Football News readers from public match and transfer reporting.
