BBC Radio 5 Live

Sports lawyer Chris Farnell speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on the broader effect of the outcome of Manchester City's legal challenge against the Premier League: "In particular the Premier League will have to go back and look at how quickly they respond and how quickly they provide clubs that have submitted a deal. How quickly they have to give an answer to that and the data they have to give the club in order to analyse that particular deal. So yes, it will have an impact on other clubs, you're looking at Newcastle and Arsenal etc.

"Obviously the bigger point in terms of effect on clubs is whether or not those loans from the owners are taken into consideration so they now have to be. So there will be a much broader impact from that part of it.

"The earlier part, the timing of how quickly the Premier League have to react that’s something that will be dealt with quite quickly and I don’t think that’s going to take too much of a change to do that.

"But the other point it may take some more time for the Premier League to get their head round what they need to do on that."

David Moyes
Former Man Utd manager

Image source, Getty Images

Former Manchester United manager David Moyes has spoken about current boss Erik ten Hag being under pressure at Old Trafford:

"Well, I've been there, and I know that. I know that's an unbelievable club with a lot of pressure. Everybody wants to talk about it. For me, it's the biggest club in the world, which is talked about whatever city you go into," said the Scot,

"So, it comes with the territory and Manchester United want to win. Supporters want to win. And every manager who goes into the job wants to win as well."

Manchester City

More from Manchester City's letter to the Premier League and other clubs:

"Irefer to the PL’s summary below of the tribunal’s award. Regrettably, the summary is misleading and contains several inaccuracies. To assist member clubs with their understanding of the Award, I have provided clarifications in this email.

"Of even greater concern, however, is the PL’s suggestion that new APT rules should be passed within the next 10 days.

"When the PL consulted on and proposed the original APT Rules in late 2021, we pointed out that the process (which took several weeks) was rushed, ill-thought-out and would result in rules that were anti-competitive. The recent award has validated those concerns entirely."

City on the potential for further legal action: "Given the findings in the award, this is the time for careful reflection and consideration by all clubs, and not for a knee-jerk reaction. Such an unwise course would be likely to lead to further legal proceedings with further legal costs. It is critical for member clubs to feel that they can have trust in their regulator.."

The BBC has asked the Premier League for a response to City's letter.

Dan Roan
BBC sports editor

Manchester City have sent a letter to other Premier League clubs claiming the Premier League summary of the tribunal verdict in the associated parties transaction case is misleading.

This letter - which the BBC has obtained - was sent last night by City’s general counsel Simon Cliff to the other 19 clubs and to the Premier League in response to a letter that league CEO Richard Masters had sent the clubs in the wake of the tribunal decision

"The tribunal has declared the APT Rules to be unlawful. MCFC’s position is that this means that all of the APT rules are void, and have been since 2021," says Cliff.

The Premier League says it will look to change the two aspects that the tribunal ruled against the league on in the associated party transactions case.

That means integrating the tribunal's assessment of shareholder loans and removing some of the February amendments.

The league says it is "conducting a process that can allow the league and clubs to enact those specific changes quickly and effectively".

Read more here.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

From reading the tribunal's decision [Man City v Premier League legal case verdict], the complexity of this case is highlighted in a couple of points.

The first is that for the hearing, there were 280 pages of statements and 150 pages of submissions. The second is the verdict itself, which runs to 177 pages.

On pages 161 and 162 of the verdict, eight separate areas in which City have failed in their claim are identified.

However, on page 163, it outlines that declaratory relief, injunctive relief and damages can be sought. This could be a financial problem for the Premier League depending on whether City pursue a claim - which they have indicated they will - and what the size of it is.

Of even greater issue are the comments on page 164, which point out a number of the Premier League's rules are unlawful as they don't include shareholder loans. It is this which forms the basis of City saying the Premier League has "violated UK competition law".

In order to change the rules, the Premier League will need 14 clubs to vote in favour. However, some of the clubs benefit from shareholder loans at preferential (or non-existent) rates. Getting the rule changes required may not be straightforward.

Click here to read the full 'Man City v Premier League legal case verdict - what it all means' story.

Dan Roan
BBC News sports editor

Both sides are claiming victory in Manchester City's case against the Premier League over associated party transactions (APT), and in truth the judgement contains something for both.

League sources are emphasising the fact that most of City's challenges to the APT rules failed, and that the wider system was endorsed by the panel.

They also seem confident that the rules will be swiftly amended by the clubs within two weeks in order to make them lawful.

But the panel's ruling that the exclusion from the rules of interest-free loans from owners to their clubs (shareholder loans) was unlawful, has led to concerns that clubs could now be hit with additional costs that they were not anticipating.

This could mean some are in danger of breaching PSR regulations. The suggestion is that such loans will now be subject to commercial market rates of interest.

Click here to read more on this story.

Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport

Image source, Getty Images

Manchester City's statement on the associated party transactions case focused on the two areas where they won, as the club claimed the "Premier League was found to have abused its dominant position".

It said the club had "succeeded with its claim" and that "the APT rules were found to be unlawful".

City added that the tribunal found "both the original APT rules and the... amended... rules violate UK competition law... and the requirements of procedural fairness".

Read more on this story here.

APTs are commercial deals involving clubs and companies to which they have close ties. Restrictions on fair market values (FMVs) were introduced in December 2021, shortly after a Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle.

The Premier League has the right to assess the value of such deals to ensure they have not been inflated, which could give clubs more to spend under current financial rules.

The rules were changed following a vote in February that was not unanimous. Twelve clubs voted to change the rules, with two abstaining and six voting against the changes.

Read more here.

Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport

Image source, Getty Images

The Premier League's statement said that City "brought a wholesale challenge" to the associated party transaction (APT) rules and were "unsuccessful in the majority" of the challenge.

It added the tribunal deemed the APT rules to be necessary and that if prices above fair market value were paid then "competition will be distorted as the club would be benefiting from a subsidy".

The league also said the tribunal had "rejected Manchester City's argument that the object of the APT rules was to discriminate against clubs with ownership from the Gulf region".

Its statement also said that, except in the two respects where City won, the tribunal found that City's arguments were "unfounded, including on any alleged inconsistency in approach as between certain types of clubs".

Check out all the latest on our dedicated Manchester City page..

Back to Man City v the Premier League and the legal case over the league's rules on commercial deals involving clubs' owners.

City, who are owned by the Abu Dhabi-backed City Football Group, had some complaints upheld, with two aspects of the associated party transaction (APT) rules deemed unlawful by a tribunal.

But the Premier League says the tribunal rejected the majority of Manchester City's challenges and "endorsed the overall objectives, framework and decision-making of the APT system".

Witnesses for the Premier League included Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Brighton and West Ham.

Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham and Wolves wrote letters in support of the rules.

BBC Sport has asked all the clubs mentioned for comment and none have yet responded.

Simon Leaf, partner and head of sport at law firm Mishcon de Reya, told BBC Sport: "Whilst the decision will be embarrassing for the Premier League, because in a couple of narrow areas their rules have been found to be unlawful, generally speaking the decision confirms that the vast majority of the APT rules are indeed lawful.

Speaking at the Law in Sport Global Summit, Leaf added: "Therefore whilst we can expect to see some changes to the rules going forwards, on the whole this isn’t a resounding victory for Manchester City by any stretch of the imagination."

The Premier League has called a meeting for next week to discuss the implications of the judgement.

You can read the story in full here.

Manchester United

Image source, Getty Images

Former Manchester United striker and current Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney says United boss Erik ten Hag is going through a "tough period" as speculation around the Dutchman's future continues.

"I don’t think I need to give Erik ten Hag advice," he told BBC Sport at a Legends of Football event.

"He’s had a fantastic career obviously before with Ajax and now as manager of Manchester United. I think it’s clear he and the team are going through a tough period.

"I know he’s working extremely hard to try and fix that and get that right. Of course Manchester United, you want to see challenging and unfortunately that hasn’t happened over the last few years in the league and hopefully he can turn it around."

Spanish newspaper Sport also pays tribute to Johan Neeskens.

At the Nou Camp, he worked as an assistant manager for two years and played for the club for five years, winning the European Cup Winners' Cup and the Copa del Rey.

Image source, Sport

Dutch newspaper AD is among those to pay tribute to Johan Neeskens, who died at the age of 73 on Monday.

Neeskens was part of the Dutch side that finished second at the 1974 and 1978 World Cups.

Image source, AD

Marca

The back page of Spanish newspaper Marca has claimed that Read Madrid are targeting a move to sign Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold following Dani Carvajal's injury.

It adds that Real will wait until January to make their move when Alexander-Arnold is in the final six moths of his deal at Anfield.

Image source, Marca

Chris Sutton
Ex-Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Image source, Getty Images

Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton told BBC 5 Live's Monday Night Club that Ange Postecoglou "won't change" his philosophy at Tottenham, which a lot of people might find "refreshing".

"I think there is this element now at Tottenham, now they’re into the second season, where they probably want to see a bit more pragmatism but that’s not what he went in for. Tottenham fans were saying: 'well we don’t win trophies so we want to see entertainment'," said Sutton.

"There isn’t one Tottenham fan in the world who could dispute that they’re not getting entertainment week in, week out. It’s not always the entertainment that they want to see.

"I’ve got some mixed feelings about the weekend. While I think it’s ok in principle to say “well, they should’ve shut-up shop”, the nature of the goals. It didn't help, Udogie making a complete hash of a clearance.

"Bentancur, when Rutter crossed the ball in from the by-line, he just pulled out, there's a complete lack of aggression.

"We've spoken many times about the way Ange Postecoglou likes to play, they leave the centre-halves exposed so the centre-halves have to be the best players, in my opinion, for Ange Postecoglou's team".

You can listen to the full episode of yesterday's Monday Night Club here

Reading have entered into a new period of exclusivity with an unnamed buyer - on the same day the club has been handed a fresh transfer embargo by the English Football League.

The stricken League One club has suffered from fines, points deductions and fan protests during Dai Yongge's tumultuous reign as owner and had a previous transfer ban lifted in August 2023.

In a statement on the club's website, external, external Reading said the new embargo was due to "the late filing of financial accounts to Companies House, and relates to the 2022-23 accounting period".

Reading added they believed the embargo would be lifted once the overdue accounts are finalised, which they hoped would happen "at the earliest opportunity".

The Royals were relegated to League One in 2022-23 and have been deducted 18 points overall during Chinese businessman Dai's tenure as owner.

A deal for former Wycombe Wanderers owner Rob Couhig to buy the club fell through last month after an agreement could not be reached.

Read the latest on Reading's future here.

The Guardian

The Guardian have gone with the headline "Tribunal Turmoil" in their report of the Manchester City case.

They've also discussed Erik ten Hag's Manchester United future, saying that should he be sacked, newly-appointed assistant manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is in the frame to replace him.

Image source, The Guardian

The Daily Express

The Daily Express have kept with the theme of Manchester City and their legal battle with the Premier League.

They also discuss Harry Kane being fit for England's two upcoming Nations League matches amid injury concerns.

Image source, The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph has also focussed in on Manchester City's legal battle with the Premier League.

Their back page looks more at the ramifications of what it could mean for the Premier League going forward, with the headline "Premier League civil war erupts after City verdict".

Image source, Daily Telegraph