Manchester City released their in-house interview with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak this week and he had a lot to say.
The main message is that the club hierarchy are going nowhere. Sheikh Mansour attended the Champions League final in Istanbul and while City's win under Pep Guardiola could be seen as the culmination of a project Al Mubarak has made it clear that there are new targets ahead as they look forward to more years in charge.
What was also interesting was what wasn't in the two-part interview. In a chat that can contain anything the chairman wants it to contain, it is safe to assume that anything that doesn't make it in is deliberate.
Unlike in previous years where there have been strong words towards UEFA or the La Liga chairman, it was striking how measured Al Mubarak was about the Premier League charges. While indicating that he had very strong views that couldn't be aired in respect of the legal process, there was none of the fury or shock that ran through the club when they were first hit with the alleged rule breaches back in February.
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Despite the severity of the accusations, there has not been the same hostility with the Premier League as there was with UEFA and the league's chief executive Richard Masters presented the competition's trophy to Ilkay Gundogan at the Etihad last month. However hard City are fighting the case with their lawyers, Al Mubarak made a conscious choice not to ramp up tensions with the league when he was given a prime opportunity to do so.
The other notable omission from over 30 minutes of conversation concerned City's plans in the transfer market. Despite the usual updates on the academy, women's team, and City Football Group, there was nothing to be said on the plans to strengthen and refresh Guardiola's side.
On the one hand, there is less obvious news. Last year Erling Haaland was the clear talking point and it was the first big squad change since 2017, while in previous years there has been a need to lay the ground for potential signings away from the usual textbook such as Kalidou Koulibaly or Lionel Messi.
However, it still reflects the uncertainty in City's summer plans where there is so much contingency on departures that have not been agreed. There is no hook to hang the business on in the way that there was with Haaland, and there is the trust built on several successful windows that fans do not need reassurance on the intentions.
City may be setting out their grand plans for the future, but for the moment there is little to say on the Premier League charges or the summer transfer window.
