Manchester City: EPL clubs approve changes to APT rules

Premier League clubs have voted to approve changes to the League’s Associated Party Transaction, APT, rules in a significant blow for Manchester City.

The likes of Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest joined Man City in voting against the changes at a shareholders’ meeting in central London on Friday morning, with the other 16 Premier League clubs voting in favour

The changes followed Man City’s legal challenge to the League’s existing ATP system.

Recall that both parties had claimed victory following the findings of an Arbitration Tribunal earlier this year.

The Tribunal found some of the Premier League’s existing rules were “unlawful” which the English top-flight league has since moved to change at the first opportunity after consultation with clubs and independent experts.

Man City had written to 19 other clubs in the build-up to the vote.

The Cityzens claimed the League’s amendments remain “unlawful” and argued that no vote on amendments should be taken until the full response from the Tribunal panel is received.