Manchester City have until Friday to appeal against the Premier League independent commission’s seismic verdict.The club have been found guilty of all charges against them for breaching Premier League financial rules.talkSPORT understands City intend to launch their appeal before Friday’s deadlineAFPIt comes over three-and-a-half years after City were first charged with 115 alleged breaches in February 2023.Their offences took place between 2009 and 2018, during which time the club won three Premier League titles.A hearing was subsequently held by an independent commission between September and December 2024.Almost two years on, City have now been found guilty of every charge brought against them, with the details of the report released.Damning details of reportThe Premier League’s statement has uncovered the damning facts behind the case against the eight-time champions.Amongst them, several notable discrepancies stand out as City await sanctions for their offences.The club were accused of arranging ‘sham contracts’ with its commercial partners which consisted of artificially inflated revenue figures understood to be worth £900million.Their mis-stated accounts also concealed the true state of the club’s finances.Remunerations to players and managers were also withheld, with the club not disclosing how much they had paid out in compensation.Meanwhile, City are said to have arranged ‘sham’ commercial deals with a number of its sponsors during the period, which were part of a disguised funding scheme, meaning those companies were only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees.City have been found guilty of all charges against them for breaching Financial Fair Play rulesAFPAs a result, City were found to have significantly breached both the Premier League and UEFA’s spending limits during the period in question.City have also committed multiple breaches of its duties of co-operation and utmost good faith towards the Premier League.What’s next for City?City have now been given until Friday, October 2 to respond to the verdict.talkSPORT understands the club will appeal against the ruling, which will give them the option to either challenge the verdict or challenge the nature of the process used.However, if they were to choose not to appeal, they could instead look to reduce the severity of any potential punishments.A sanctions hearing is expected to last for several weeks, but would be blocked from being launched by an immediate appeal from City.Damning details of City’s offences between 2009 and 2018 have been revealed by the reportGettytalkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs has provided clarity on the appeal process, telling Drive: “It’s worth noting, before we get into the details that, although a sanction hearing is expected to be the next step, Manchester City have until October 2 to appeal the actual verdict itself.“We know from City sources they will appeal, we just don’t know whether they’ll appeal the verdict and then any sanction hearing, or effectively wait until the punishment.”What punishment could City get?As for the potential punishments City could face, Jacobs pinpointed the sanctions handed out to Chelsea earlier this year.The Blues were hit with a one-year transfer ban, suspended for two years, and a record £10.75million fine in March for breaching Premier League rules on payments to agents.However, Jacobs insisted City’s refusal to self-report, like Chelsea did, means they’re in line for a significantly worse punishment. Jacobs added: “Non-cooperation tends to lead to a more severe punishment.City now await their sanctions, but a hearing will be delayed if the club launch an appeal this weekGetty“The other thing is that Chelsea self-declared, it was a new ownership regime, Clearlake-Boehly reported Roman Abramovich immediately in May 2022 when they discovered in due diligence that there were breaches.“So that’s why it’s not a perfect comparison, even though the scale of Chelsea charges was also very high.“The other factor in all of this is that Manchester City and not co-operating are less likely, if they choose to then later down the line try and enter into a settlement with the Premier League to mitigate the severity of the punishments, find that maybe the Premier League aren’t prepared to mediate, because ultimately a vast proportion of these charges, nearly a third, are about City circumventing this investigation in the first place.”City’s breaches of Premier League and UEFA spending limits also points to previous cases when it comes to potential sanctions.Both Everton and Nottingham Forest have faced points deductions in recent seasons for breaching the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules.The Toffees were deducted eight points during the 2023/24 season for their offences.Meanwhile, Forest were hit with a four-point penalty during the same campaign.When will this end?It could be some time before this case is brought to a close once and for all with City’s appeal inevitable. Sports lawyer Tom Murray said on Drive: “I think we’ll be looking at months and years as opposed to days and weeks. “City have to appeal by the 2nd of October. On my calculations, that means they probably would have received this decision on the 18th.“Once you’re into that appeals process, it’s not a rehearing, it’s a review process of the original decision. So what that means is there won’t be a series of new witnesses that are brought forward and re-cross examined. “It’s very difficult to adduce new evidence. So to introduce new documents, unless you can demonstrate that these weren’t available at the time.“So the appeal process should be shorter than the time is taken from, you know, from the decision in this case and the initial hearing, which was December 2024, this is determined. “But I think we’re looking at a number of months, potentially another year before this is determined.”