How much money Middlesbrough could be owed by Man City | OneFootball

The Teesside outfit are one of many EFL clubs who could be owed compensation depending on the Citizens' pending sanctions

Despite all 20 Premier League clubs and many in the EFL currently in the middle of a lengthy international break, one of the biggest scandals in footballing history could be nearing its conclusion.

In the past week, Manchester City have been declared guilty against 114 of their 115 charges from the Premier League in 2023, with an independent commission subsequently leading a lengthy investigation into the matter.

It was first alleged three years ago that the Citizens had severely fallen foul of the top-flight's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules between the years of 2009 and 2018.

The Premier League have also slammed the club for agreeing "sham contracts" and "sham agreements" with commercial partners to increase revenue streams at the Etihad Stadium, whilst Man City have until Friday, October 2nd to submit their appeal against the independent commission's findings.

City's most successful manager, Pep Guardiola, who departed at the end of last season, has since heavily backed the supporters of his former employers, who saw the Spaniard win six Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League during his 10-year stint.

However, it isn't just clubs currently residing in the Premier League who look set to be impacted by any punishment.

What punishments could Manchester City face after being found guilty of 114 charges?

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Naturally, supporters of Man City's biggest rivals, both geographically and in the top positions of the Premier League, are wanting to see the North West side significantly punished for their alleged wrongdoings.

Many have debated whether the club should be stripped of all major honours won from 2008 onwards, although hefty fines, points deductions, automatic relegations and potential expulsion from the Premier League altogether have also emerged in such conversations.

Another argument is that City should be forced to pay compensation to each and every other club which has competed in the Premier League during that particular timeframe, with one of those being Middlesbrough.

How much money Middlesbrough could receive in compensation funds from Manchester City

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It has been ESTIMATED that Man City could be forced to cough up as much as £527m in merit payment compensation to the number of clubs who have competed in the Premier League from the season in which they won their first modern-day title, 2011/12, to the end of 2025/26.

38 clubs make up said list, of which half currently play their football in the Championship or League One, including Kim Hellberg's side.

Everton would reportedly receive the highest payment of £28.9m, whilst both Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers sit at the bottom of the list with figures of £775,062.

Middlesbrough would only receive the fifth-lowest sum of cash out of all relevant clubs, though, having been in the Premier League for just one of the seasons in question.

After ending a seven-year exile from the top-flight back in 2015/16, the Reds were immediately relegated in 19th place in 2016/17 alongside Hull City and Sunderland.

However, during that particular season, the Teessiders drew both Premier League fixtures against Guardiola's side with 1-1 and 2-2 scorelines at the Etihad Stadium and Riverside Stadium respectively.

Middlesbrough are no strangers to being involved in scandals

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Although the potential payment will not be at the forefront of Kim Hellberg or Steve Gibson's minds right now, Middlesbrough are no strangers to being involved in recent scandals.

The Swede's side were reinstated into May's Championship play-off final, which they lost to Hull City, at Southampton's expense after the Hampshire club were found guilty of the unauthorised filming of training sessions involving Boro, Oxford United and Ipswich Town.

Southampton were also deducted four points ahead of the current campaign, although it remains to be seen what individual punishment comes the way of Tonda Eckert, who recently appeared in an FA hearing after initially being charged with three counts of misconduct for authorising Spygate.

That said, Middlesbrough have responded well to those setbacks and have addressed their shortcomings from last season's promotion race, adding the likes of Radek Vitek, Ash Phillips, Sebastian Berhalter, Amario Cozier-Duberry and Will Lankshear to their squad.

They currently find themselves third in the table after eight games, having been heavily fancied for promotion pre-season.