Daily Mail journalist Mike Keegan claims Man City appear to have scored a victory over the Premier League on associated party transactions (APT) .
The Premier League champions have challenged the league’s APT rules in a hearing . It is believed that Man City challenged the validity of the rules under UK competition law.
The Times, which first reported details of s claim, , which were first introduced in December 2021 following the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United and were most recently strengthened in February.
The rules are designed to ensure any commercial deal or player transfer between a club and entities with links to that club’s ownership are conducted at fair market value, so that club revenues are not artificially inflated.
If an arbit…