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Pep Guardiola has no concern should Manchester City be handed a transfer ban by Fifa, stating his current squad is “very good”.

City are under investigation from world football’s governing body for alleged malpractice regarding the signing of youth players and third-party ownership. They deny wrongdoing.

If the club are found guilty they could be blocked from acquiring players for two windows. Yet Guardiola said he would not be worried should this occur: “Of course I’d be OK. It’s [the squad] good, really good.”

The manager also stated John Stones was not fit for Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Swansea City, meaning the defender may not be available to England for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Montenegro after being named in Gareth Southgate’s squad.

“Stones is not ready, still he’s recovering,” said Guardiola. He added that, despite being on the bench for Wednesday’s win over Schalke, Stones was not available to play.