The Man City 115 charges case is still missing the one thing everyone wants: an outcome. Manchester City were formally charged with 115 alleged breaches in February 2023, the hearing took three months and wrapped up in early December 2024, and no official verdict has been revealed as of yet. That is why Ian Wright and Gary Neville's latest disagreement landed so sharply.
Wright's frustration is easy to follow because the football has not stopped while the case drags on. Arsenal are top of the Premier League with 76 points from 35 matches, while City are second with 71 points from 34 matches. So when Wright talks about the title race and the unresolved charges in the same breath, he is not stretching for a talking point.
Why Wright and Neville are arguing about it
Speaking to givemesport.com, Wright said: "You have got to remember as well, we are chasing down a City side that we are still talking about charges with them. We are still talking about things where you have got, how they have got to this, how they have done that, and still no outcome."
He pushed it further with another line that gets to the heart of his anger: "What I am trying to say is you are chasing down a team that have got carte blanche to do what they are doing, and there's 115 charges. We can't say anything about it, and it's still not resolved."
That view is obviously shaped by the table. Arsenal are trying to stay ahead of Manchester City, and Wright sees the unresolved case as part of the backdrop to that chase.
Neville's point is different. He is not defending the delay, but he is warning against speaking as if the case already has a football answer. As he put it: "They could get off every single charge, they could. I know you have gone quiet there, but they could."
That is a fair legal point. No verdict has been announced, so nobody can say Manchester City have been found guilty or cleared. But Wright's frustration still feels closer to where most supporters will land, because the longer this runs without resolution, the harder it is to separate the legal process from the competition unfolding in front of everyone.
The delay is now part of the problem
The dates matter here. City were charged in February 2023. The hearing lasted three months and ended in early December 2024. We are now well beyond that without an official verdict.
That vacuum is what keeps the debate alive. If the process is this big, this sensitive and this expensive, silence becomes a story of its own.
The numbers around it are huge. Premier League legal expenses are thought to have surpassed £200 million ($272 million). The league's legal bills were around $65 million in 2023–24 and approximately $60 million in 2024–25. Those are not side details. They show the scale of the fight around the case and why patience is running thin.
Richard Masters has offered no clarity on timing. Speaking to si.com, the Premier League chief said: "I simply can't comment. Having spent three years not commenting, I'm not going to start now. More broadly, any regulator wants its judicial system to be efficient and work quickly—that's as far as I can go."
That answer is understandable from the league's side, but it does nothing to cool the argument. Wright is looking at a live title race. Neville is looking at the legal standard that still applies before any punishment can even be discussed. Both positions are real. The stronger point, though, is that the lack of a verdict is now damaging in itself.
What can and cannot be said now
There is a temptation in this debate to jump straight to punishment, but the brief facts do not allow that. No official verdict has been revealed. Automatic relegation is not something the Premier League can impose on Manchester City. Even the often-cited 40 to 60 point deduction is only described as the most likely punishment at its most extreme if the club were found guilty, not as anything settled.
So Neville is right to say City could avoid punishment entirely. That possibility exists until the verdict says otherwise. But Wright is right about the broader football problem. When a case this serious sits unresolved through a title race, fans are left arguing over hypotheticals instead of facts.
That is where this story stands. Manchester City remain second, Arsenal remain top, and the case that was charged in February 2023 and heard through early December 2024 still has no official verdict.
FAQ
Why are people still talking about Man City 115 charges with no verdict?
Because the case is still unresolved. Manchester City were formally charged with 115 alleged breaches in February 2023, the hearing lasted three months and ended in early December 2024, and no official verdict has been revealed yet. That delay has become part of the argument, especially with City still competing near the top of the Premier League.
What did Ian Wright say about Manchester City's 115 charges?
Ian Wright said it is hard to accept that teams are still chasing Manchester City while the charges remain unresolved. He argued that City appear to have "carte blanche" while there is still no outcome, framing it as a live issue inside the title race rather than something separate from the football.
Could Manchester City get cleared of all 115 charges?
Gary Neville said they could "get off every single charge," so that possibility is part of the debate. But there is no official verdict yet, which is why Wright's frustration remains understandable. The evidence in public supports uncertainty, not certainty, and that is the problem with the case dragging on.
How expensive has the Manchester City Premier League legal battle become?
The figures attached to the case are huge. Premier League legal expenses are thought to have surpassed £200 million ($272 million). The league's legal bills were around $65 million in 2023–24 and approximately $60 million in 2024–25, which shows how large the dispute has become even before any verdict is announced.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →
