Pep Guardiola and Raheem Sterling will still be at Manchester City next season, says Michael Brown, with the pair expected to be joined by further fresh faces despite the ongoing threat of a Champions League ban.
As things stand, the Blues are set to spend the next two years watching elite continental competition from afar.
UEFA have imposed sanctions on the reigning Premier League champions for allegedly breaching Financial Fair Play regulations.
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City have appealed that ruling and maintain that they have done nothing wrong, but questions are being asked of what the future could hold for key men on and off the field during a period of unwelcome uncertainty at the Etihad Stadium.