I think the majority view that the investigation marks a new low in relations between City and UEFA may just be way off target. We are all assuming that UEFA are out to do us to appease a baying cartel while we are arming ourselves with writs and the like to give UEFA a working over in the courts.
It might be as well to remember that we have sailed through the FFP assessments ever since 2014, that the first DS revelations appeared last November and that UEFA was as much a target as City because they had conspired with us to circumvent the regulations they had introduced. Infantino refuted the claims while City argued that the claims were based on emails which were obtained illegally and would not comment. There was no conflict between City and UEFA then, but the usual hacks reported that UEFA would take the strongest action if the claims could be proven. This could be the usual nonsense our press prints.
Since then it has emerged that these emails have been produced - maybe even fabricated - by a Potuguese who specialises not only in hacking emails, but also in using them to extort money through blackmail. This charming gentleman had fled to Hungary but only this week found that the Hungarians had agreed to extradite him to Portugal to face trial for these activities. He seems a most unlikely witness to provoke a virtual civil war in club football. In a post on Monday I raised the question of whether he had been foolish enough to try and blackmail City! I wonder now if he has been daft enough to try and blackmail certain UEFA officials as well!
So, UEFA announce an investigation of "reported" FFP breaches, City welcome the process but suggest it will amount to no more than another glance at our accounts, which have already been shown to be "full and complete" and the investigation shows that FFP has succeeded in transforming City into a model of financial propriety. The only wrongdoing is that of a criminal hacker and blackmailer who goes to jail for a very long time and DS has to settle out of court for extensive damage to the reputation of City - and UEFA!
That should deter future troublemakers from dipping into the (murky?!) world football (and UEFA) finance.