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Manchester City are planning a major summer spending spree after their European ban was overturned.
On Monday CAS (the Court of Arbitration for Sport) granted their appeal against a two-year ban from European cup competitions imposed on City for breaching the FFP (Financial fair Play) rules.
And that is likely to see the club spend big in order to try and close the gap to Liverpool.
There Is talk of a new long-term deal for Pep Guardiola, whilst a major overhaul of the squad is also in the offing as well.
Bayern Munich’s David Alaba, Napoli centre-back Kalidou Kalibaly and Inter Milan striker Lautero Martínez are all reported to be on the City shopping lists, whilst Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus may all be in line for new long-term contracts as the Premier League club look to tie down the futures of some of their biggest stars.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.