Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has admitted a two-year ban from Champions League football would 'hurt' the club.
City were handed a two-year ban by UEFA in February after European football's governing body found the club guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
The club have appealed the ruling but reports have suggested a host of their star players could leave in search of European football elsewhere.
Laporte was one of the names linked with a move but the centre-back is adamant he will stay at the Etihad, despite admitting a ban would damage the club.