Again, thanks for posting this. Doesn't surprise me at all, though as the article notes, he may not get as short a period as six months in a plea deal. And even if he does, WADA/UCI can still appeal, and I bet they would, because if this account is true, Froome is waving the white flag, admitting he has no innocent explanation.
And even if he gets to ride the Giro/Tour, and wins them both, his image has taken a huge hit. It was bad enough when the positive was announced, revealing that he had made plans for the double while he knew this was going on. But if he makes a plea deal, he will basically be admitting his dishonesty. Even if he now changes his story to accidentally taking too much, no one will forget that he initially maintained that he didn't. And given how much extra he would have had to take, it will be pretty hard for him to make the case that he didn't remember. At best, he intentionally took substantially more than allowed, and tried to lie his way out of it; at worst, he was oral dosing. Or maybe there was masking going on. Unfortunately, if Froome follows through with this, we will never know.
Also, if he is suspended for any length of time, doesn't Sky have to fire him? Can they really let him lead the team in the Giro and Tour?