Manchester City and the Premier League have settled their dispute over the rules governing associated party transactions (APTs).

According to PA Sport under the settlement, City accept that the current rules governing APTs are “valid and binding”.

City had launched arbitration proceedings on January 20, 2025 against the current rules, which are designed to ensure that deals between clubs and entities linked to their ownership are done at fair market value.

It was set to go to trial in October, but the settlement agreement means this will not be necessary.

City’s challenge was understood to have included criticism of the way the Premier League treated shareholder loans under the rules.

This is settlement is separate to the case involving more than one hundred charges of alleged breache

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