A number of Premier League clubs fear Manchester City’s case is at significant risk of political interference, talkSPORT understands.Prime minister Andy Burnham said in September he would be ‘really concerned’ if City’s owners elected to sell after the club was found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules, a verdict they have appealed.Burnham has previously liaised with Manchester City’s owners, the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG)AFPBurnham, who was previously the mayor of Greater Manchester, added City’s ownership have ‘been such a huge partner in the building of modern Manchester’.Yet it is understood a number of clubs are unsure why Burnham felt a need to comment on the matter and take such a stance.They are also concerned about the timeline in which City will be sanctioned should their appeal be unsuccessful.It is hoped that if City’s appeal falls short, the sanctions will be enacted this season.City’s appeal is being heard by a separate independent board to the one which found them guilty of the financial breaches.Andy Burnham’s relationship with Manchester City’s ownersBurnham has a relationship with City’s ownership from his mayoral stint, beginning in 2017.Under his leadership, the city of Manchester has enjoyed an economic resurgence thanks to significant investment from Abu Dhabi.The Co-op Arena, Medlock Square and Manchester Life, a 6,000-home regeneration project, were all completed thanks to funding from the Gulf nation.Given those projects were developed under Burnham’s watch, his comments regarding City’s case have raised several eyebrows in and outside of football.Could Andy Burnham’s comments force him out of office?Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has already requested Burnham publish all details from any meetings he had with City’s owners.City’s owners have pumped billions into the club and the city of Manchester since their 2008 takeoverGettyJournalist and co-owner of Mexican club Queretaro FC Ed Maylon went a step further, warning Burnham there is a ‘non-zero’ chance he is forced out of his position.“I don’t think states should be allowed to own football clubs,” Maylon told talkSPORT.“I don’t think that’s even an extreme stance. I just don’t think nation states should be allowed.“And when anyone asks why, you just point around you – look at this absolute mess we’re in.“My probably extreme view on the Man City case, I think there’s a non-zero chance that this topples the prime minister.“I just saw the way that Burnham reacted to that Man City news and the things he didn’t say. And it worries me about what went down in Manchester around the property deals.”