Pep Guardiola says he expects Manchester City to discover the outcome of their 115 charges of alleged financial rule breaches NEXT month.
And the Etihad boss has promised to air his true feelings on the club's war with the Premier League once a decision has been made.The soon-to-be-deposed champions deny all the charges but could face a vast points deduction - or even the threat of relegation - if they are found guilty following a three-month hearing, which concluded just before Christmas.
City splashed out more than £175million on Abdukodir Khusanov (circle), Vitor Reis, Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez to bolster their squad in January.
But Guardiola has rubbished talk that the club's biggest-ever winter spending spree was pre-emptive amid fears of a transfer ban should they lose their legal battle.
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