Man City hire £9m 'super silk' lawyer who worked for Abramovich and Elton John

MANCHESTER CITY have added one of the UK’s top lawyers to their legal team in its fight against their guilty verdict.

Man City hire £9m 'super silk' lawyer who worked for Abramovich and Elton John

TL;DR

  • Manchester City has hired top lawyer Mark Howard KC to aid in their appeal against financial regulation breaches.
  • The club was found guilty of over 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.
  • Howard is described as one of the UK's leading commercial silks and a 'super silk'.
  • He has previously represented Roman Abramovich and Sir Elton John in legal cases.
  • Howard reportedly earned £9 million in appearance fees in 2023 for representing the Federal Republic of Nigeria.