Jamie Carragher hits out at Man City amid 115 charges trial with 'nonsense' claim

Jamie Carragher has made his feelings clear on Manchester City after it was previously named the highest revenue generating football club in the world.

In fact, the Premier League champion retained its title as the top flight's most valuable football club brand for 2024, according to Brand Finance earlier this year, with its consistent on-pitch success highlighted as the driving force behind its record commercial and matchday revenues.

But Man City has since been charged with 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules up to the 2022-23 season, along with allegations of breaches of rules requiring clubs to comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations - and the Premier League's own profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

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During that time, the Etihad Stadium outfit eclipsed the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool, renowned as the four biggest football clubs in the world by many, as the club with the highest revenue.

This, however, is something Carragher has labeled as utter nonsense. Speaking on The Overlap, he said: "When I see teams who bring the most money in, and I see City above Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Man Utd... that's nonsense. I don't care how successful Man City are, that can't happen. It's impossible."

Between 2009-10 and 2022-23, which is the period in which the charges have been alleged, City won the Premier League title seven times, the FA Cup on three occasions, six League Cups and a Champions League.

Of course, this is impressive success and will have seen the club make huge strides off the pitch, yet it remains hard to believe that City has reached the heights of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man United and Liverpool when it comes to global fanbases, hence Carragher's comments.

As things stands, Man City's Premier League hearing for its alleged Financial Fair Play breaches has entered its second week, although an outcome is not expected to be made public before the spring. Should the club be found guilty, Premier League rules state it could face a points deduction or even the threat of expulsion from the top flight.

However, Man City could also find itself "thrown out of more than just the Premier League", while The Telegraph claims the rest of the Premier League sides do not believe that a points deduction would be a severe enough punishment for Pep Guardiola's outfit.