Staveley, who brokered City takeover, urges PL to build bridges

📰 Amanda Staveley, who brokered City's takeover, has urged the Premier League to settle the City case amicably. 📌 Key points 🤝 Staveley brokered Sheikh Mansour's takeover of City in 2008. 🎤 She spoke at the Leaders Week London event at Stamford Bridge. 🌉 She said the focus should be on the future and on building bridges. ⚖️ She highlighted how hard it is for league executives caught between 20 clubs. 🏛️ City have appealed and sanctions are still to be decided. 📝 What happened 🎤 According to the Mirror on 7 October, Staveley told Leaders Week London at Stamford Bridge: "We should really nurture this asset... and we should do everything we can to try and make a resolution to the issues that exist today." ⚖️ On the league's position, she said: "You've got 20 clubs and half of them are shouting at you to do one thing; the rest of the 10 clubs are shouting at you to do another." 🌉 She added: "I think we should just focus on the future and getting it right and trying to build bridges with our neighbours." 🤝 Staveley brokered Sheikh Mansour's £200m purchase of City in 2008, earning a £5m commission, and later helped Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund buy Newcastle. 📊 By the numbers • City takeover in 2008: £200m • Staveley's commission: £5m • City found guilty: 114 of 115 charges 🔭 Why it matters With some rivals threatening legal action, a figure closely tied to City's takeover is publicly calling for compromise. The appeal and sanctions hearing could reshape the whole league. City travel to Liverpool on 11 October.