Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists their record deal for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish fits inside Financial Fair Play.
Guardiola claims he would go to court to defend City's £100million signing of Grealish.
City completed the British record acquisition of Grealish on Thursday after triggering a release clause in his contract at Aston Villa.
The size of the fee immediately raised eyebrows in some quarters over how the Premier League champions, who continue to be linked with another big-money move for Harry Kane, were remaining compliant with Financial Fair Play regulations.
Guardiola explained City have raised close to £60million in sales of fringe and Academy players recently, a figure which includes an £11million bonus from a sell-on clause activated by Manchester United's purchase of Jadon Sancho.
"We have spent £40million pounds - 100 we paid and 60 we won last year," Guardiola said. “Without the £60m we could not afford it and we are more than delighted.
"We did it because we can do it. If people are not sure about it, we can go to the court and we'll defend it. We did it perfectly."
