An sami Manchester City da laifi kan tuhume-tuhume 114 daga cikin 115 da Premier League ta kawo a kansu — hukuncin da ake bayyana shi a matsayin mafi muhimmanci a tarihin gasar.

Wata kwamiti mai cin gashin kanta ta yanke hukunci cewa Manchester City sun yi amfani da kwantiroci na karya don boye fiye da £900 miliyan na kuɗin asiri da masu kulobia suka aika tsawon lokaci na shekaru tara. Kulobia ta riga ta shigar da ƙara, amma girman gano laifukan ya jefa girgizar kasa a duniyar ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingila.

Mene ne tuhume-tuhusmen?

Tuhume-tuhusmen suna da alaƙa da take hakkin ka'idojin kudi na Premier League akan lokaci na shekaru tara, daga 2009-10 zuwa 2017-18. Daga cikin tuhume-tuhume 115 gaba ɗaya, 80 sun shafi laifukan kudi kuma 35 sun shafi gazawar kulobia wajen haɗin gwiwa da binciken ƙungiyar.

A cewar sakamakon Premier League, Manchester City sun shiga cikin yarjejeniyoyin kasuwanci na "karya" da abokan tarayya da dama don boye fiye da £830 miliyan na kuɗin asiri. Daga cikin abubuwan da suka fi haifar da cece-kuce shi ne kwantiroci na tsohon manaja Roberto Mancini, wanda ya jagoranci kulobia zuwa kambun Premier League na farko a cikin 2012.

Mancini a hukumance ya karɓi albashi daga Manchester City, amma wata yarjejeniyar ba da shawara daban ta Al Jazira — wani kulobia na Abu Dhabi da yake da alaƙa da masu kulobia iri ɗaya — ya ba shi damar samun ƙarin kuɗin shiga na kwanakin aiki kaɗan a shekara. Premier League ta yi iƙirarin cewa wannan tsari wani ɓangare ne na ƙoƙari na sani don ɓoye ainihin biyan kuɗin da ya karɓa.

An sami Manchester City da laifi akan dukkan tuhume-tuhume 80 na kudi da 34 daga cikin 35 na tuhume-tuhumet da suka shafi rashin haɗin gwiwa. Kulobia ta dage cewa shaida da aka kawo a kanta "ba za a iya musanta ta ba" — matsayar da take niyya ta kare a aikin ƙara.

Wane azabtarwa ne Manchester City za su iya fuskantar?

Har yanzu ba a sanya wata hukunci ba. Wata zama daban za ta yanke hukuncin azabtarwa, kuma wannan tsari — ba hukuncin da kansa ba — shine ke jagorantar amsoshin kasuwa da ƙarin hasashe.

Wasu masu kallo sun yi magana game da yiwuwar yanke kimanin maki 100, wanda kusan tabbas zai nufin faɗuwa zuwa ƙaramar ƙungiya. Kuma ana tunanin wasu kulobibi na Premier League suna goyan bayan an cire kulobia daga gasar na shekaru da dama.

Wannan mataki na rashin tabbas ya bayyana a kasuwannin caca, inda Manchester City aka farashi har zuwa 5/4 don faɗuwa wannan kakar — lambobi da da ba za a iya tunanin su ba makon-makon da suka gabata. Don zaton, Coventry City da Hull City suna da farashi gajere, amma gaskiyar cewa Manchester City suna tsaye na uku a kasuwannin faɗuwa ya nuna tsananin halin da ake ciki.

Me zai faru ga 'yan wasa?

Yanayin azabtarwa za ta bayyana makomar ƙungiyar Manchester City. Yanke maki mai yawa zai iya haddasa ɓarna; faɗuwa za ta canza komai gaba ɗaya.

An gina ƙungiyar Manchester City don yin takara akan kambun Premier League da trofunan UEFA Champions League, tare da saka hannun jari mai yawa a lokacin taga canja-wuri na rani. Kakar wasa a Championship za ta haifar da tambayoyi masu tsanani game da kiyaye 'yan wasa, musamman manyan fitattun mutane kamar Erling Haaland da Phil Foden, dukansu suna da muhimmancin ainihi ga burin kulobia a matakin sama.

Yarjejeniyar fitar da 'yan wasa, sabunta kwantirosin, da canje-canjen da ke shigowa dukkan su za su iya shafar su dangane da azabtarwa ta ƙarshe. Daidai haka, wasu 'yan wasa na iya ganin aikin sake gina kulobia a matsayin damar tsara sabuwar zamani ta kulobia — musamman idan manaja na yanzu ya ci gaba da kasancewa a jagoranci.

Shin Manchester City za su iya rasa trofunansu?

Lokacin da ake bincike ya ƙunshi nasarar kambun Premier League sau uku, tare da sauran manyan daraja. Tambayoyin ko waɗannan trofuna za a iya kwace su suna ci gaba da kasancewa da rai, amma ba a yanke irin wannan hukunci ba.

Kwamiti mai cin gashin kanta bata tabbatar da azabtarwarta ba tukuna, kuma ƙarar Manchester City a kan hukuncin laifi na ci gaba da jira. Duk wata muhawara game da sake rarraba kambun ko sake rubuta tarihin bayanan na ci gaba da kasancewa a matsayin hasashe a yanzu.

Kakan da ake buƙata sun ƙunshi wasu daga cikin lokuta mafi iconik a zamani na Premier League na zamani, ciki har da kambun farko na Manchester City a 2012 da mulkinsu na gaba a ƙarƙashin Pep Guardiola. Idan hukuncin laifi ya tsaya a ƙarshe, ana ganin darajar waɗannan nasarori za a yi nazari a kan su na shekaru da dama.

Me ke gaba?

Manchester City sun shigar da ƙara a hukumance kan sakamakon laifi 114 a ranar 2 ga Oktoba. Har sai an warware wannan ƙara kuma an tabbatar da azabtarwa, kulobia na iya ci gaba da yin takara a Premier League da Turai a ƙarƙashin manaja Enzo Maresca.

Zaman azabtarwa zai zama lokaci mai yanke hukunci a wannan labari. Da zarar ya zo, sakamakon — ga Manchester City, ga 'yan wasansu, da ga Premier League da kanta — na iya zama wani abu da ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingila bai taɓa gani ba.