Man City 'demand sensitive information' from Arsenal as Premier League feud turns ugly

Arsenal could become one of a host of clubs embroiled in ’s ongoing feud with the following a fresh demand from lawyers. City have been at the heart of a spat with league chiefs relating to their sponsorship deals for some time.

They won a landmark ruling last year when an independent panel adjudged that the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction rules (APT) which monitored loans from shareholders between December 2021 and November 2024 The Premier League were forced to write up a new set of regulations but City have argued that the new regulations continue to discriminate.

And last season’s champions have now argued that a host of their rivals should be obliged to provide ‘sensitive and key financial information’ regarding their own shareholder loans, as claimed by It is suggested that , and are all among the clubs at the heart of City’s request - all of those sides having benefitted from shareholder loans over recent seasons.

Arsenal received around £259m from their shareholders in the 2022/23 campaign, while reportedly owed their owners £71.1m in 2023. Brighton and Everton’s figures sit at an eye-watering £406.5m and £450m for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 season respectively.

City have reportedly suggested that shareholder loans give clubs who bank them unfair advantages as they are not put under the microscope compared to other commercial deals. And as a result, they want the Premier League to use its own Rule B18 which states that clubs ‘shall comply promptly with any request for information’. An independent panel will consider the request at a hearing in mid-October.

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City’s latest request is separate to that of their 115 alleged breaches, with a verdict on that case still to come. Speaking in February, suggested he was awaiting a verdict imminently - albeit that is yet to arrive.

And he fired back at suggestions that City had overspent. Talking in February, Guardiola said: "My words will not convince people. I know with this club it is always 'just about the money'.

"But in the past five years, we are the last among the top six for net spend. Even after what we have spent in this transfer window, we are away from , [Manchester] United, Arsenal, . Even from Liverpool. The only reason why is we sell a lot in the last seasons."

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City have endured a difficult season under Guardiola having lost their crown to Liverpool - albeit they could still win the and secure a spot in next season’s .

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