According to Sky Sports, the source of funding for sponsorship deals will be at the heart of Manchester City’s defense in the appeal stage of the Premier League case. The club is set to argue that the additional financing for these deals between 2009 and 2018 came from the Abu Dhabi government, not Manchester City’s owners.
Manchester City to Cite State Origin of Sponsors’ Funding in Appeal
Sky Sports reported that Manchester City intends to argue in its appeal in the Premier League case that the additional funding for sponsorship deals between 2009 and 2018 came from the Abu Dhabi government, not the club’s owners.

