Manchester City transfer news: Yaya Toure, Pablo Zabaleta and Jesus Navas among SEVEN to be released by Pep Guardiola in summer
MANCHESTER CITY are set to release as many as seven first-team stars next summer.
Reports claim Pep Guardiola will part ways with a number of Etihad favourites as he looks to drastically reshape the squad.
Pep Guardiola is ready to release seven first-team stars next summerPA:Press Association
The Spaniard spent big last summer but has so far struggled to replicate his success with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
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City are seven points off the pace in the title hunt and have lost more games than any of the other top six sides.
Guardiola is believed to be eyeing a number of reinforcements this month in order to boost his title bid but will apparently do the majority of his business at the end of the season.
Back-up goalie Willy Caballero will be let goNews Group Newspapers LtdFan favourite Pablo Zabaleta will be shown the doorGetty ImagesFellow right-back Bacary Sagna will also be a free agentGetty ImagesGael Clichy is not needed at the EtihadGetty Images
And Spanish newspaper AS claims no less than seven City aces – who all have just six months remaining on their contracts – will be set loose in order to make way for new blood.
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Jesus Navas is set to depart, and even Yaya Toure will finally be ushered out despite turning into a useful option for Guardiola following a long-term injury to Ilkay Gundogan.
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