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Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has claimed the Premier League legal budget will be “five or six times” higher than usual as they fight Man City in their 115 charges hearing., the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed the English champions have “lawyered up to an incredible degree” and will have an “all-star team” fighting their corner.
Lord Pannick KC, who has represented the English champions in previous fights with Uefa, will lead City’s case as part of an elite legal team.Wyness claimed the Premier League could have avoided the eye-watering outlay by pushing to find a solution before the case went before an independent commission.Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST.
“All that money is coming from the 20 shareholders who make up the league, the sponsorships of the league.
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