Manchester City have been informed when they will discover the outcome of their appeal against a 2-year European ban.
City were banned from UEFA club competitions for the next two seasons and fined 30million euros (£24.9million) after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of financial regulations.
The reigning Premier League champions were said to have overstated sponsorship revenue in accounts submitted between 2012 and 2016, in findings by European football's governing body.
City, however, confirmed on February 26 that they had made an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, against the findings by UEFA’s CFCB adjudicatory chamber.
But should City's ban be upheld, and if they finish inside the Premier League's top four, then the side sitting in fifth place would qualify for the Champions League, it is believed.
While the two teams' sides who finish sixth and seventh would be handed a place in next season's Europa League. That is because the Europa League place in the table would drop down one place, and because City claimed the Carabao Cup earlier in the season.
City’s appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport began on Monday and concluded today (Wednesday).
The hearing was held via a video conference arrangement due to the current social distancing measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
And now CAS have confirmed when Pep Guardiola’s side will learn their fate in the first-half of July.
"At the end of the hearing, both parties expressed their satisfaction with respect to the conduct of the procedure," a statement from CAS read.
"The panel of arbitrators in charge of the matter, composed of Mr Rui Botica Santos (Portugal), president, Prof. Ulrich Haas (Germany) and Mr Andrew McDougall QC (France), will start its deliberations and prepare the arbitral award containing their decision.
"The decision is expected to be issued during the first half of July 2020. The exact date will be communicated in advance."
