Get the biggest City transfer window stories, pre-season news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Manchester City might yet avoid punishment from the Premier League for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) in what a football finance expert calls a "ludicrous situation".
Uefa and the Premier League began investigating the club after hacked emails published by Der Spiegel claimed the Blues had subverted FFP rules.
The investigation by Uefa ultimately culminated in an £8.8million fine and a two-year European ban being overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), while the Premier League's inquiry continued privately until recently.
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