i paper的剖析文章中，足球财经专家基兰·马奎尔预测，若曼城在上诉过程中失利，并最终被迫降级，其遭受的经济损失或将超过50亿欧元。
亏损规模超过五亿英镑，其具体构成如下：
Broadcasting revenues have suffered a staggering loss of approximately 225 million pounds, falling from around 278.6 million pounds to a mere 50 million pounds.
亏损高达3亿英镑的商界资助，使得原本约3.4亿英镑的收益锐减至仅剩数千万英镑。
在比赛日，亏损估计在3000万至4000万英镑之间。
Moreover, the demotion would unleash a financial catastrophe on the payroll. Manchester City had previously allocated a colossal 408.4 million pounds in annual salaries. The Championship's team cost regulations stipulate that wages and administrative expenses must not exceed 85% of permissible revenue.
曼城先前未曾设想会遭遇降级危机，因此据传其球员的合同中并未设定那种在降级情况下普遍会减薪50%至90%的条款。若球队不进行大规模的明星球员淘汰或薪资水平的重新协商，仅哈兰德、恩佐、福登、多库、多纳鲁马以及格伊这六位薪资高昂的球员的总收入（已超过1.04亿英镑）便足以使俱乐部的财务指标超过英格兰冠军联赛中最高薪资俱乐部的整体支出。