Pep Guardiola shares his frustration with the wait for the ‘115’ verdict which sums it all up | OneFootball

As 2026 begins, the wait for a verdict on the Premier League’s charges against Manchester, or the ‘115‘ as they are commonly known, continues. The independent panel which heard the case is yet to deliver its verdict on the affair. The best word to sum up the entire process is frustrating. It is a subject that has rumbled away in the background to matters on the pitch for far too long. Speaking yesterday ahead of Manchester City’s upcoming Premier League fixture against Sunderland, Pep Guardiola shared his frustration with the wait for a verdict on the matter to be delivered. Pep Guardiola’s assessment sums the entire matter up for me. It is now a topic that has drifted away as time goes on.

Pep Guardiola shares his frustration with the wait for a verdict in the ‘115’ affair.

Speaking yesterday, ahead of Manchester City’s clash with Sunderland, Pep Guardiola shared his frustration with the wait for a verdict in Manchester City’s case. City is charged with breaching the Premier League’s financial regulations over a prolonged period of time. When asked about the wait, in quotes relayed by Manchester Evening News, Pep Guardiola said: “It’s the same question I ask you, so I don’t know. I don’t know. Maybe you have better info than me. You don’t have?”

“I would love to have it, but I don’t know. I don’t know. The same answer to your question is the same you answered me one, two, three years ago. So they must be so busy.”

My thoughts.

Who knows when the verdict on the ‘115’ will arrive. There has been constant speculation that a verdict is ‘imminent’ for some time now. But as we enter 2026 the wait for the verdict continues. Pep Guardiola summed it up best when he shared his frustration with the wait. That is the feelings of many on the topic.

Until the ‘115’ verdict arrives it is wasted energy for me. I’d rather focus on matters on the pitch, in the transfer market and any other matter that surrounds Manchester City. The ‘115’ has dragged on for too long and frankly it is a matter that has drifted out of view for now. When a verdict arrives, that will thrust the topic back into the spotlight. When that will be, no one knows but Pep Guardiola’s assessment on the matter is on money.