Man City’s Premier League rivals to be forced into paying out £5MILLLION each if Man City win legal battle

MANCHESTER CITY’S Premier League rivals each face a £5MILLION bill — if the dethroned champions win their crunch legal battle with League bosses.

Under Prem rules, costs are taken away from the amount distributed between top-flight clubs from broadcast and commercial deals.

Manchester City's rivals face £5m bills if they win their legal battleRivals Manchester United would be hit with the hefty billArsenal would have to fork out the cash too

While a verdict on ’s City’s 130 alleged breaches of financial rules is , it is anticipated the total legal bill for both sides could reach £100m.

Earlier this month, it emerged .

It was initially understood legal bills for the campaign would be around £8m.

But Prem chiefs were caught in a series of rule disputes and challenges against City, , and .

saw Etihad bosses demand the Prem meet the club’s £10m legal costs in addition to their own bills.

City faced 130 allegations when their financial rules case was heard by a commission last autumn.

If the charges are proved, it is understood there will be a separate “sanctions hearing”;.

But a City win would almost certainly result in the club demanding a full recovery of their costs.

This would see the legal bill split between the 19 other clubs, who stand to lose £5m each.

It would be a hefty hit with Profitability and Sustainability Rules in place until next season at least.