City spent 200 million euros on 4 players in the January transfer window, Pep Guardiola's team receives a blow from UEFA

Manchester City have been blocked from registering one of their new signings for the Champions League play-off round due to a little-known rule.

The Citizens signed Niko Gonzalez for around €60m from Porto on transfer deadline day, with the Spanish midfielder completing his move before the 11pm transfer deadline.

The 23-year-old, who comes from Barcelona's youth academy, became City's fourth signing of the January transfer window, taking their total spending to over £180m.

City will be hoping the Spaniard can make an immediate impact in the Premier League as they attempt to qualify for the Champions League next season.

According to UEFA rules, only three additional players can be registered for the knockout stages of their competitions from the team that participated in the group stage.

The rule is in effect regardless of any departures, meaning Kyle Walker's departure on loan to Milan has little bearing on this case.

With City having signed four players, one of their new signings will have to be absent from the Champions League squad.

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