How Leeds United could be involved in Manchester City being expelled from Premier League

Manchester City are the footballing story of the world right now.

With the extended international break midway through, the Premier League have confirmed their findings against City.

The Citizens were found guilty in 114 of 115 breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.

Now, all eyes are on what punishments could follow.

Leeds United obviously had their famous issues at the start of the 21st century, and administration followed, albeit different to this.

But, the Whites could have a massive say on what happens next for City.

How could Leeds be forced to vote?

There have been several different punishments floated around.

From transfer bans to fines, as well as points deductions and immediate relegation, everything is on the table.

Rob Dorsett of Sky Sports has revealed that any decision to expel City from the Premier League would need to go to a vote between clubs.

It's said that a 75 per cent majority would be needed to confirm it, equalling 15 clubs out of the 20.

That is one of several possibilities still on the table, but of course, appeals will likely go first.

Does this really affect Leeds?

The real problem with these breaches is that nobody knows fully when and where and even how they took place.

Until that fully comes to light, more questions than answers are around.

The main charges were dated from 2009 to 2018, and Leeds weren't in the Premier League then.

Marcelo Bielsa had just arrived at the end of that timeline, and after failing in his first season, the Whites returned to the Premier League in his second.

It would be interesting to see where Leeds and Daniel Farke voted, or whether anything like that would be made public afterwards, should it happen.

There isn't the choice of stripping titles, and instant expulsion would be surprising.

Fines are a given, alongside legal settlements for other clubs.

So, if the Premier League don't think that's enough, they'll dish out points deductions and possibly transfer bans.

Leeds agreed a settlement with Everton after their PSR breach, and given this is far worse than that, there's even bigger money on the table now.

For now, it's all about Ethan Ampadu and his squad continuing their fight to improve in the Premier League on the pitch.