Man City players quiz agents over futures after verdict, says Mail

📰 Some Manchester City players have been asking their agents about their futures since the club's guilty verdict, according to a report. 📌 Key points 📞 Some players have been in regular contact with agents for over a week. 📜 Agents are studying 'just cause' provisions in contracts. ⬇️ The question is whether relegation-level punishment would justify exits. 🤝 The squad is split between defiance and nerves. ⏳ Most agents are advising players to wait for the appeal. 📝 What happened 🗞️ According to the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan, some City players have been in regular contact with their representatives over the past week and a half, asking often unanswerable questions. City Xtra relayed the report on 7 October. 📜 Agents have been discussing the 'just cause' provisions in contracts, which can be used by club and player, and whether a severe punishment amounting to relegation could give grounds to rip up deals. 💪 The mood is not uniform. Some players are defiant and focused on winning the title with no thoughts of bailing out, while others are said to be more nervous. Most agents are advising a wait-and-see approach until the appeal is concluded. 🧘 Enzo Maresca has reportedly stayed relaxed in his daily routine and told friends: "All I can do is the football." 📊 By the numbers • City found guilty: 114 of 115 charges • Period covered: nine seasons (2009-2018) • Appeal hearing expected: before Christmas (Sky Sports) • League form: five wins from five, top of the table 🔭 Why it matters Sky Sports reports that rival Premier League clubs do not expect City to be in the division next season if the appeal fails. Depending on the outcome, this could become a squad exodus, making the players' next moves as significant as the appeal itself. First, City must keep their focus for the trip to Liverpool on 11 October.