West Brom have £9.9m reason to watch Man City case closely after fresh reveal

West Brom have a reason to be looking at the Manchester City case closer than ever.

The Etihad Stadium side have been found guilty by an independent commission of 114 of the 115 charges thrown at them by the Premier League.

City have launched an appeal, so it will likely be a while before anything is decided in terms of compensation.

The charges cover the period between 2009 to 2018, when Albion spent most of their time in that division.

A fresh reveal has emerged on exactly how James Morrison's side were affected by the apparent wrongdoing.

It should leave them looking at the case with expanded focus to see how they can possibly recoup lost earnings.

How did Manchester City's charges affect West Brom financially?

The Baggies were promoted back to the top-flight for the 2010-11 season after finishing second in the Championship.

They finished below City in all eight seasons, before relegation in the 2017-18 campaign.

With prize money rising in line with broadcast revenue, it was £755,881 per place in the 2010-11 season, and was up to £1.94m by the time that 2016-17 came around.

The BBC estimates that the Baggies missed out on £9.9m, due to City's alleged cheating.

Why West Brom may have long wait for any compensation

An extra near £10m could be very valuable to the Throstles right now.

They are firmly behind the likes of Wolves and West Ham in terms of their playing budget, so they will struggle to get automatic promotion.

If they had extra funds in the coffers, it would allow them to add better players like Jimmy Jay Morgan and potentially bring them closer to the elite sides in the second tier.

Unfortunately, though, it will likely take years to secure compensation and the wrongdoing would have to be proven in a court of law, where the burden of proof is higher.

City would likely then have a right to appeal any damages that were awarded to clubs like the Baggies.

The B71 side may be waiting a long time to secure any funds that they lost out on as a result of the Citizens' actions.

Therefore, they can't bank of circumstances changing anytime soon, when it comes to their finances.