Manchester City will offer boss Pep Guardiola a lucrative new long-term deal after overturning their Champions League ban. City won their appeal against their two year UEFA ban for breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in their favour.
The ruling means City are free to carry on playing in the Champions League and has removed the threat of a mass exodus of players due to their potential European exile.
City bosses will also use the decision to persuade Guardiola - who is already in the final year of his £20million-a-year contract - to sign a new long-term deal.
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