According to Kogan, this could become a reality if it turns out that the owner has run the club in a way that is “neither appropriate, fair nor correct,” he said on the podcast “The Rest Is Football,” according to AFP.
Manchester City have been found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018, but have yet to face any penalties. The club is majority-owned by Emirati Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The independent authority IFR was created under a new British football regulatory law that came into force in 2025. It is tasked with protecting and monitoring the financial sustainability of English football.
