Across the Premier League, senior figures are now bracing themselves, amid growing murmurs that the Manchester City decision is expected “this month”. Many everyday employees at the club are understood to have become inured to the prospect, since it’s been hanging over them for so long – far longer than expected.
It says much that people in the game have started to refer to the collapse of the Chinese espionage trial, and wonder whether there will be government involvement given the geopolitical dimensions through the club’s Abu Dhabi ownership.
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