Manchester City's war with the Premier League about sponsor rules could continue for another year.
The four-in-a-Row champions launched a new legal attack on the competition after it had changed the regulations that City had challenged earlier and successfully.
Earlier on Tuesday, the lawyer reported that a tribunal would only hear the arguments in the last case in mid -October.
While both the Premier League and the city refused to comment, insiders believe that the date is correct.
When City challenged the previous rules, the panel was in June and a first statement was pronounced until September – with a final ruling in February.
If the timeline remains comparable, and there is no reason to believe that this will be the case, this may mean that an opinion on the rules that are currently in the game would only land in the following spring if the Saga continues.
Lawyers for City initially argued that the new transaction rules of the corresponding party – designed to prevent clubs from signing blown commercial deals with companies linked to their owners and introduced after the takeover of Newcastle United – contrary to the competition legislation.
However, a panel ruled in their favor, despite the warnings from City, the Premier League continued with a number of tweaks. City then launched a new legal challenge and claimed that the new regulations continue to 'discriminate' and emphasize a large number of rivals, including Arsenal, which they say they enjoy an unfair advantage.
The same panel that chose the side of the city for their original complaint will again express about the last dispute. If City appears successfully again, the Premier League could see its financial rules in disorder with his clubs with a different hefty legal account. It is thought that the previous case cost more than £ 20 million.
The case is separate from the 130 charges against the city by the League due to alleged infringements of financial rules.