£1.2bn on transfers with £830m inflated in accounts - Man City's 'asterisk era'

BBC Sport has analysed Manchester City's period of financial rule-breaking, revealing the club spent £1.2 billion on transfers while allegedly inflating £830 million in their accounts. The investigation examines how these financial irregularities coincided with City's dominance of English football. The period has been dubbed an 'asterisk era,' raising questions about the legitimacy of the club's sporting achievements during that time.