Aymeric Laporte admits that a Champions League ban will “hurt” Manchester City, but he is “very happy” at the Etihad Stadium and will not be pushing for a move elsewhere.
Exit fears have been sparked within the ranks of the reigning Premier League champions on the back of UEFA’s decision to sting them with a two-year suspension from European competition.
With no elite continental football to use as a bargaining tool when it comes to landing fresh faces or keeping familiar ones on board, it has been suggested that Pep Guardiola may find it difficult to keep a star-studded squad intact.