In February 2023, the Premier League charged Manchester City with 115 alleged breaches of its financial rules between 2009 and 2018 and referred the club to an independent commission.
BBC Sport understands the hearing is set to start in September with the result possibly known early next year.
City have denied all charges and say they are supported by a “body of irrefutable evidence”.
With Leicester arguing that their successful appeal was based on “flaws” in the Premier League rules, Manchester City may be encouraged by this outcome, but it is uncertain how relevant this very different case is to theirs. City obviously cannot rely on what may appear to be something of a technicality over the date of relegation. Nor is their case about a PSR overspend.
However, this was still a significant defeat for the Premier League and City’s illustrious legal team will certainly scrutinise the wording of the rules to see if they are being correctly applied.