SKY rushes to apologize to Manchester City

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Sky Sports have been forced to apologise to Manchester City after Tim Sherwood criticised their spending spree in the January transfer window.

The former Tottenham and Blackburn midfielder was interviewed by Sky Sports alongside Paul Merson and Simon Thomas on Gillette Soccer Saturday and

the pundits discussed City’s January transfer window, with Pep Guardiola’s side having already strengthened their squad with three new players this month.

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City’s aggressive move to sign players in the transfer window was unusual given the club remain facing 115 charges from the Premier League. For breaching Financial Fair Play rules and failing to co-operate with further investigations.

“They seem to be the only team that can afford to spend money. And they’ve still got 115 charges to deal with,” Sherwood said.

Merson replied: “Do you think, Tim, do they know they’re going to be bann from signing?”, to which Sherwood replied: “Maybe they are, but they’ve got to know something. “

If you give Haaland a nine-year contract you’d think it’d be a two, three, four-year transfer ban,” Merson added. Sherwood

went deeper, suggesting City have made their own rules.

“The players they’ve brought in are obviously players for the now and the future,” he continued.

“They’re trying to build for the future. They made a mistake by not buying in the summer. I think they know that now. It’s brilliant when you look back, we all know that. “

A lot of centre-forwards want to play for Pep Guardiola and that’s an attractive thing for any player. For sure, so I don’t think they’ll stop there. “

If there’s a player available they’ll go for them, even if they have to pay over the odds. They don’t care. Man City have made their own rules.”

The show cut to commercial and after the break. Host Thomas insisted Sherwood’s views were not those of Sky Sports and apologised for the former England international’s comments.

He said: “Welcome back. Before we start, there’s a lot of noise around the country. We had a conversation earlier in the day about Manchester City’s recruitment. “

There was some comment about Man City and the rules. I would like to make it clear that those were not the views of Sky Sports and we apologise to Manchester City for the comments.”