Italy manager Mancini says Man City stint was ‘above board’

Football
Published 23.03.2023
Italy manager Mancini says Man City stint was ‘above board’

Roberto Mancini mentioned he doesn’t anticipate to obtain a name from investigators about Manchester City’s alleged breaches of finance guidelines and that his spell as supervisor of the Premier League membership was “all above board”.

The Premier League referred City to an impartial fee in February over greater than 100 alleged breaches for the reason that membership have been acquired by the Abu Dhabi-based City Football Group.

Among the costs, City are alleged to haven’t totally disclosed managerial remuneration from 2009 to 2013, when Mancini was supervisor. Mancini is now the coach of the Italian nationwide group.

When requested on Wednesday if he had been contacted as a part of investigations, Mancini instructed reporters, “no, I haven’t been contacted or called up by anyone, and I don’t think anyone will contact me.

“I have paid my taxes. It’s all above board, so I don’t think anyone will be in touch,” the 58-year-old added.

Last month, City issued an announcement saying: “The club welcomes the review of this matter by an independent commission, to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of its position.”