Pundit makes ‘big’ Manchester City points deduction claim as Rivals await call

If Manchester City is found to have violated the Premier League’s financial regulations, Gabby Agbonlahor does not anticipate that they will receive a “big points deduction” in the “next couple of years.”

City – along with thҽir 19 Premier League rivals – are awaiting a final decision regarding thҽ ongoing investigation into thҽ 115 Premier League financial charges against thҽ reigning champions.

Thҽ issue has been brought into sharper focus since last week’s ruling that saw Everton deducted 10 points by thҽ league for a breach of Financial Fair Play rules, with a new wave of speculation on how that decision could impact on any forthcoming sanctions that potentially hҽading City’s way, if thҽ case against thҽm is proved.

However Agbonlahor doubts Man City will face an Everton-style points deduction any time soon.

Agbonlahor told talkSPORT: “I don’t see, in the next couple of years, Manchester City or Chelsea taking a big points deduction.

“How far do you go back for Manchester City? I don’t think they’re going to go back and take anything Manchester City have won, so what do you do this season? Do you do it now?

“At least with Everton, the good news about Everton is that they’ve had a chance now to make their points up. I think by the time they get their ten points off they’re still one win away from getting out of the bottom three.

“To see them get the points deduction so quickly as well, the punishment was like straight away there you go ten points.

“At least if you’re Everton you’re like: ‘At least we’ve been deducted now, not come March when maybe it’s closer down the bottom of the table.’”