A former chief investigator for UEFA stated the Premier League has a very strong case against Manchester City.
UEFA attempted to find City guilty of financial rules breaches a few years ago, but their ruling was overturned on appeal.
However, Yves Leterme believes the English league has a better chance of convicting City, after alleging over 100 breaches of financial rules dating back several years.
"That would make this case stronger. And then there is another element: the scope of the complaint is now broader than that at UEFA. Both in time and in substance," Leterme told Sporza.
"Especially because the Premier League does not have to adhere to the same strict limitation periods as we do. We encountered a period of five years, which meant that we could not use important elements.
"There was a total lack of transparent flow of financial information. With a battery of lawyers, they did everything they could to counter the work of our auditors. In addition, it turned out that money from sponsorship was actually paid by the owner.
"Finally, there were also the ambiguities surrounding contracts. However, thanks to emails and bank statements, we had hard evidence.
"The problem, however, was that UEFA's ruling could be contested with an arbitration committee, which does not fall under the real judiciary. Those arbitrators are always drawn from 10 to 12 of the same people and can reduce the sentence because they consider it too severe."