The legendary Arsenal coach 15 years ago called on UEFA to reconsider Manchester City's sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways. On the basis of the current decision of the independent commission of the nuclear submarine, those words gained respect again.
The Independent Commission of the English Premier League found Manchester City guilty of all serious violations of financial rules from the 2009/10 season to the 2017/18 season, as well as. Look at the possible sanctions.
The words of Arsene Wenger, said back in 2011 in an interview with The Guardian, were brought to our attention.. The current Arsenal head coach criticized Manchester City's new ?400 million Etihad Airways sponsorship deal and called on UEFA to review its compliance with financial fair play rules.
" That's the whole point. They are sending us a signal that we can bypass the rules, give whatever you want. This means that financial fair play is not requested. It's so simple. I can understand how it stinks, but it ruins proper nutrition. Compliance and confidence in financial fair play are at stake.
In addition, since financial fair play has a chance of being successful, sponsorship is liable to contribute to market warts. It is not possible to conquer, expand or quadruple, so it would be better not to enforce the rules and allow everyone to work in a profitable manner. The chain can be protected as a position, but once the rules are introduced, they need to be followed,” Arsene Wenger is quoted as saying by The Guardian..
In 2011, Wenger also reacted skeptically to the scale of Manchester City's new ten-fold territory with Etihad Airways. She renamed the club's stadium to Etihad Stadium, financed the Etihad Campus and continued shirt sponsorship. For equalization, the pleasure of Arsenal and Emirates, announced in 2004, was estimated at 90 million pounds for 15 rocks.
“It’s possible that we’ve been dealt a bad spell,” Wenger commented dryly..
The French favet also noted that the current UEFA President Michel Platini was especially pleased with the Manchester City, calling the situation “a great trial for Platini.”.
“It seems to me that Platinum is even more determined by the fine-tuning of this. Vin is not stupid. Vyn knows that some clubs are trying to get around the rules, and as far as I know, there are stinks behind the closed doors, which is really important to control. This is where the food of financial fair play lies,” Wenger said in 2011..
Today Manchester City called Wenger's statement " UEFA has stated that its experts will assess the fairness of sponsorship contracts based on key market benchmarks.