Manchester City na fuskantar ɗaya daga cikin al'amuran da ba a taɓa ganin irinsu ba a tarihin ƙwallon ƙafa na zamani: yiwuwar sauka daga Premier League a lokaci ɗaya da take fafatawa — kuma tana iya cin nasara — a UEFA Champions League.

Shari'ar tuhume-tuhume 115 game da take-takan ka'idojin kuɗi da ake zarginsu ta jefa inuwa mai tsawo a kan makomar ƙungiyar cikin gida. Idan hukunci ya juya musu baya kuma ya haifar da sauka, City za su taras da kansu a halin da ba a taɓa ganin irinsa ba — an saukar da su zuwa Championship, amma har yanzu suna wakiltar Ingila a gasar klabobi mafi daraja a Turai.

Yadda sauka da Champions League za iya zama tare

UEFA da Premier League suna aiki ƙarƙashin tsarin mulki daban-daban. Yanke maki ko sauka da hukumar zartarwa mai zaman kanta ta Premier League ta bayar ba za ta tauye City wurin su a Champions League ba ta atomatik, wanda aka samu ta hanyar nasarorin wasanni a lokacin da ya gabata.

Wannan na nufin City za iya, a ka'ida, buga wasannin Championship Asabar da wasannin Champions League tsakiyar mako — hali da ba ta da misali a zamanin yau.

Abin da hakan ke nufi ga 'yan wasa

Sakamakon ga ƙungiyar City zai zama mai nauyi ƙwarai. Manyan 'yan wasa — waɗanda da yawa daga cikinsu sun gina sana'arsu akan yin gogayya a mafi girman matakin kowace mako — za su fuskanci wata babbar matsala. Kwantiragensu za su ci gaba da inganta, amma da yawa suna da sharuɗɗan ficewa waɗanda ke ba su damar tafiya idan ƙungiyar ta sauka.

Kiyaye ƙungiyar da ta lashe Champions League a lokacin da take buga a Championship kusan abu ne mara yiwuwa. Babban giɓin da ke tsakanin Premier League da teir na biyu wajen ingancin wasanni, takarar cikin gida, da shahara ta kasuwanci yana da girma ƙwarai — kuma fitattun 'yan wasa a duniya sun san haka.

Kofin da alama ta tambaya?

Watakila tambayar da ta fi burge ita ce abin da nasarar Champions League za ta nufa a irin wannan yanayi. Lashe babbar gasar klabobi ta Turai shine kololuwar wasan. Amma idan City suka ɗauki kofin suna ƙungiyar da ta sauka — ko kuma kusa da sauka — nasarar za a yi ta muhawara ba makawa.

Masu goyon bayan za su yi jayayya cewa an samu kofin cikin gaskiya a filin wasa. Masu sukar za su nuna yatsansu zuwa ga tuhume-tuhumen kuɗi waɗanda suka haifar da rigimar tun farko, suna tambaya ko an gina ƙungiyar da ta lashe gasar cikin iyakokin dokoki.

Ko dai kuwa sakamakon shari'ar, halin Manchester City ba shi da misali a tarihin ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingila — kuma yanke shawarar, duk lokacin da ta zo, za ta tsara yanayin mulkin wasanni shekaru masu zuwa.