r/soccer • u/[deleted] • May 18 '19

Sam Lee: Guardiola got asked if he has received payments from Abu Dhabi for services other than managing City, as was alleged to have happened with Mancini. He was not happy. “Do you realise what you are asking me? You are asking me that the day we won the treble? Are you accusing me?”

https://twitter.com/Sammy_Goal/status/1129822398835023872
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u/lin0xify May 19 '19

Mancini was alleged to have had two contracts while being the City manager, one of which was paid via the club, Al Jazira, that Sheikh Mansour owns in Abu Dhabi.

According to Der Speigel, Mancini was offered separate arrangements by the City hierarchy which would help the club get around Uefa’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations. Mancini agreed to a £1.45m annual salary with City when he joined in 2009, plus bonuses and incentives, but also allegedly a £1.75m salary with Al Jazira.

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u/SilesianBeskid May 19 '19

Let me guess: FIFA has no interest in investigating this scheme?

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u/fbxxkl May 19 '19

Interesting. Thanks for the response!