![“I think Man City should be punished severely. I think they should have to go down, and by the way, everyone knew about it. Everyone knew,” says Marsch, who also pointed to Everton and Nottingham Forest later being deducted points for issues in the same season when Leeds were relegated below both.
“That summer [2022], us and Man City were the only teams that said we made money. For us, we did make money, because we sold Raphinha, we sold Kalvin Phillips [to City]. We had a lot left over from what we bought. At the time, we weren’t in a position financially to not save. Our ownership didn’t have deep pockets. Whereas when Man City says this, I was literally like, ‘Are you kidding me? Is this some kind of joke?’
“When they said they got Erling Haaland for £52m, it’s like: ‘Yeah, OK, sure!’ So, I knew there were inconsistencies in it, but what can you do? You just put your arms in the air and go, ‘This is football’.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HTynYicXkAA7XuF.png?name=orig)
ALT “I think Man City should be punished severely. I think they should have to go down, and by the way, everyone knew about it. Everyone knew,” says Marsch, who also pointed to Everton and Nottingham Forest later being deducted points for issues in the same season when Leeds were relegated below both. “That summer [2022], us and Man City were the only teams that said we made money. For us, we did make money, because we sold Raphinha, we sold Kalvin Phillips [to City]. We had a lot left over from what we bought. At the time, we weren’t in a position financially to not save. Our ownership didn’t have deep pockets. Whereas when Man City says this, I was literally like, ‘Are you kidding me? Is this some kind of joke?’ “When they said they got Erling Haaland for £52m, it’s like: ‘Yeah, OK, sure!’ So, I knew there were inconsistencies in it, but what can you do? You just put your arms in the air and go, ‘This is football’.”
