Soccer Leaks hacker threatens to launch bombshell Man Metropolis emails and paperwork he claims will PROVE they breached FFP guidelines – as he insists he’s ‘CONFIDENT’ authorities will ‘discover legal relevancy’

The hacker behind the explosive Soccer Leaks scandal has threatened to launch a raft of Manchester Metropolis emails and paperwork – and is assured they are going to show that the membership intentionally cheated Monetary Honest Play Guidelines. 

It has been reported by the Sun that Rui Pinto, who gained entry to 1000’s of Metropolis emails and leaked a big quantity to the media in 2018, has alleged he has supplied authorities in Germany and France with ‘thousands and thousands’ of damning paperwork that he claims will present ‘legal relevancy’.

The 35-year-old has been in a witness safety programme since 2020. He was handed a four-year suspended sentence by a courtroom in Portugal final yr however prevented jail regardless of being discovered responsible of tried extortion and unlawful entry to information.

Pinto is believed to have stored maintain of the vast majority of the paperwork referring to Metropolis’s monetary actions however beforehand leaked bombshell particulars on the membership’s sponsorship revenue and specifics on former supervisor Roberto Mancini’s contract.

Metropolis vehemently deny any wrongdoing however are anticipated to face a listening to into their 115 Premier League fees for alleged monetary irregularities this autumn. 

Rui Pinto gained entry to 1000’s of Metropolis emails and leaked a big quantity in 2018

The membership stay accused of concealing funds by means of third events by disguising them as sponsorship income – a flagrant FFP breach.

From his safehouse, Pinto informed the OffShore-Alert Marbella Convention by way of video hyperlink: ‘The Man Metropolis releases confirmed quantities of cash being paid into by the membership that weren’t talked about to the soccer authorities.

‘These paperwork are from a part of the Premier League investigation into Metropolis. I’ve now handed 5 onerous drives to French and German authorities with thousands and thousands of paperwork, together with extra on Metropolis and I’ve described what’s on every.

‘I’m assured they are going to discover legal relevancy.’

A authorized consultant for Pinto added: ‘Now we have been approached by investigators to share data concerning Manchester Metropolis that has not been launched earlier than.

‘We’ve not launched the data but however now we have a large file of Manchester Metropolis-related paperwork that has but to be launched.

Metropolis have been accused of concealing funds by means of third events by disguising them as sponsorship income – a flagrant FFP breach (pictured: proprietor Sheikh Mansour)

Pinto has stated he’s ‘assured’ the brand new Metropolis paperwork will present ‘legal relevancy’

Metropolis will face a listening to into their 115 Premier League fees months after successful the title

‘The information shall be printed sooner or later, we can’t say when however we are going to do it.’

Pinto’s previous leaks noticed UEFA hit Metropolis with a shock two-year European ban in 2020 for breaking monetary restrictions – whereas the membership had been additionally fined nearly £25million.

Metropolis, nevertheless, overturned their suspension on the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport after being cleared of ‘disguising fairness funds as sponsorship contributions’. They had been accused of breaching FFP between 2012 and 2016.

Metropolis stated they had been ‘stunned’ by the pending FFP investigation.

Launching a staunch defence, they added: ‘The membership welcomes the evaluate of this matter by an impartial Fee, to impartially think about the excellent physique of irrefutable proof that exists in help of its place.

‘As such we look ahead to this matter being put to relaxation as soon as and for all.’