Rodri says nobody can take away Manchester City players’ success and still believes in his former club’s innocence despite reports they have been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules.
Rodri ended his medal-laden spell at the Etihad Stadium in the summer and did not avoid the topic at a press conference on Friday evening previewing Spain’s Nations League opener against England.
Rodri was referencing how City successfully overturned a two-year ban from European football imposed by Uefa after an appeal to the court of arbitration for sport.
Rodri seemed unruffled by Friday’s news and retains faith in the City hierarchy.
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‘I believe in the justice system and innocence of the club’.
Midfielder ended glittering spell with City this year.
Rodri says nobody can take away Manchester City players’ success and still believes in his former club’s innocence despite reports they have been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules.
The football world was affected on Friday afternoon when a variety of outlets reported that the club had been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges laid by the league in February 2023.
City have always strenuously denied the charges and a spokesperson said that “significant elements” of their legal case with the Premier League are still to be completed.
Rodri ended his medal-laden spell at the Etihad Stadium in the summer and did not avoid the topic at a press conference on Friday evening previewing Spain’s Nations League opener against England.
“We have faced something similar back in 2020, we had a similar judicial process,” the Barcelona midfielder said.
Rodri was referencing how City successfully overturned a two-year ban from European football imposed by Uefa after an appeal to the court of arbitration for sport.
“Not only Pep [Guardiola] and the players but all the structure, from the owners to the guys who worked daily.”
Rodri seemed unruffled by Friday’s news and retains faith in the City hierarchy.
“We have the example of 2020 that the process was the same, and at the end nothing happened.”
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