Ex-City defender Akanji: 'I hope I don't lose my titles'

📰 Manuel Akanji, now at Inter, admits he is worried about losing his City titles after the guilty verdict. 📌 Key points 🎙️ Akanji discussed the verdict in an interview with Swiss outlet Nau. 🏆 "I hope I don't lose my titles. That would be a bit of a shame," he said. 🤝 He said he trusts the people in charge at City. 📅 He joined City in 2022, outside the period covered by the charges. 📱 He still talks to City players, who he says were told to stay calm. 📝 What happened 🎙️ In an interview with Nau reported on 7 October, Akanji said: "I trust the people in charge at Man City that that's the case. I hope I don't lose my titles. That would be a bit of a shame." 📅 He arrived at City in 2022, after the 2009–2018 period examined by the independent commission, yet he admitted fearing the fallout could reach back to past successes. 🔭 Akanji said he was following events from afar and could not know what the authorities might look into next. 📱 He added that he remains in contact with City players and that the squad had been told to keep calm. 📊 By the numbers • Akanji joined City: 2022 • Period covered by the charges: 2009–2018 • City found guilty: 114 of 115 charges 🔭 Why it matters With sanctions still to be decided, former and current players are starting to worry about what it could mean for the club's past triumphs. City are appealing and travel to Liverpool on 11 October.