Marsch on ManCity case: "Everyone knew about it"

The case surrounding Manchester City's financial breaches continues to grip football.

On Friday, the "Skyblues" officially appealed against the Premier League's verdict. The outcome remains open.

Marsch: "City should be relegated"

For former Salzburg coach and current Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsch, it's clear how things should proceed. Speaking to "The Guardian," he clearly advocates for strict sanctions against the "Citizens": "I think ManCity should be severely punished. I think they should be relegated."

Furthermore, it was no secret that there were discrepancies in the ten-time English champions' financial conduct. "Everyone knew about it," said Marsch.

"Are you kidding me?"

The former Leeds coach clarifies: "In the summer of 2022, we (Leeds, editor's note) and ManCity were the only clubs that reported having made money. We actually made money because we sold Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips (to City, editor's note)."

At that time, Leeds had to cut back financially, so a large part of the transfer revenue was not reinvested, Marsch implied. He said they financially "could not afford not to save. Our owners did not have significant financial resources," the 52-year-old explains.

When ManCity, on the other hand, claimed something similar at the time, he literally thought: "Are you kidding me? Is this a joke?"

Discrepancies were known

When the "Skyblues" said they had signed Erling Haaland "for 52 million pounds, I thought to myself: 'Yeah, right, sure!' So I knew there were discrepancies, but what can you do?' he shrugs."

All that's left, the American says sarcastically, "is to just shrug your shoulders and say: 'That's just how football is.'"