Ferran Soriano insists Manchester City have done 'nothing out of the ordinary' as the Treble winners announced a new sponsorship deal that will help them smash the British record for revenue.
Pep Guardiola's side enjoyed phenomenal success on the pitch last season, winning their fifth Premier League title in six years and adding the FA Cup and Champions League to complete a famous Treble that had only previously been achieved once in English football. Commercially, sales last season were 80 per cent up on the previous campaign to set expectations of revenue above £700m - well above both the £627m that is the current record held by neighbours United and the £640m that United expect to have achieved this year.
However, the club still remain dogged by Premier League charges accusing them of misrepresenting their finances for almost a decade that, if proven, could be serious enough to see the Blues expelled from the league. Despite the best intentions of the current squad, there is still suspicion from outside the Etihad of how legitimate their success is.
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The noise around City will not see them continuing to build on their success though, and club CEO Ferran Soriano used the launch of a bumper new shirt sleeve sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency exchange company OKX to defend the platform the club have built.
Borrell exit confirmed
Manchester City have confirmed the departure of assistant manager Rodolfo Borrell.
Borrell leaves after nine years at the club in total and seven as part of Pep Guardiola's backroom staff to take on a new position as sporting director at Austin FC in MLS. City sporting director Txiki Begiristain praised the work of the coach, who spent time with the academy before joining the first team and also took charge of the side for an FA Cup game at Swindon when Guardiola was sidelined with Covid.
“I would like to wish Rodolfo the best of luck in his new role at Austin FC," Begiristain said. "He has played a significant role in the club’s achievements over the past nine years, both as global technical director and after joining Pep Guardiola’s backroom team.
