Premier League vote on APT rules hangs in balance amid tensions with Manchester City

Manchester City have declared their opposition to rule changes. 

RULE CHANGE: Associated party transactions (APTs) are when clubs generate income from sources related to their ownership. Picture: Paul Harding/Getty Images

Premier League clubs and officials were scrambling on Thursday to secure support before a totemic vote on the competition’s rulebook.

At a shareholders’ meeting in central London on Friday, clubs will be asked to pass modest changes to rules relating to associated party transactions (APTs), when clubs generate income from sources related to their ownership. If the rules are approved the competition is unlikely to be materially affected, but ramifications for the simmering conflict between the league and its serial champion Manchester City will be substantial.