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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City manager challenges critics over club's spending

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has challenged the club's critics to come up with the evidence if they believe the Blues are breaking Financial Fair Play rules.  Thirteen months after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned City's two-year ban from European competition for breaching Uefa's FFP rules, questions about the club's spending are again being raised. Guardiola defended City's British record £100m signing of England midfielder Jack Grealish. The Spanish manager insists the deal was only possible because of the £60m-worth of sales by the club over the past 12 months, including the £11m received from Borussia Dortmund following Jadon Sancho's move to Manchester United. 'If we are wrong, prove it' However, with City understood to be preparing an offer in excess of the sum they spent on Grealish to try to persuade Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to let Harry Kane join them, Guardiola responded to a fresh broadside from Jurgen K...

Harry Kane: Nuno Espirito Santo and Pep Guardiola non-committal on Tottenham striker's future

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Pep Guardiola and Nuno Espirito Santo both refused to be drawn on Harry Kane's future after Tottenham's 1-0 win over Manchester City. Kane did not feature as Spurs opened their Premier League campaign with victory in front of a full home crowd. Defending champions City lacked a cutting edge, emphasising why they are keen to sign the England captain. "We are very lucky to have him," Nuno, in his first match in charge, told Sky Sports. Asked whether Kane would feature in their next Premier League fixture against Wolves on Sunday, Nuno added: "Harry Kane is one of the best players in the world, honestly. "He has to get ready and help the team. We still have to go to Portugal [on Thursday for the Europa Conference League] then we think about Wolves." Kane was said to have been in the stadium after training on Sunday morning, having returned to the club on Friday. "Harry worked this morning [Sunday]. He is preparing himself and when he is re...