Pep Guardiola will not continue his yellow ribbon protest over Catalan political prisoners if Manchester City's board ask him to refrain, while the prospect of a touchline ban would also persuade him to seek a resolution with the Football Association (FA).
The FA charged Guardiola with breaching their regulations by wearing a political message last Friday.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss began wearing the ribbon last year to draw attention to the plight of Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, who were placed in custody as part of the crackdown that followed last October's referendum on Catalan independence – a poll the national government in Madrid deemed to be illegal.