With Manchester City having a maximum of 17 non-homegrown players in their squad, it will be fascinating to see whether they make more sales ahead of next season.
Kevin De Bruyne’s move to Napoli has meant Pep Guardiola has let one of his non-homegrown players already depart.
However, Manchester City could make more signings and if that ends up being the case, they will have to find room in their squad to free up.
Ruben Amorim described Hugo Viana as a winner and considering how quickly he wrapped up the signings of Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, Marcus Bettinelli and Rayan Ait-Nouri, the sporting director might be open to more additions.
Stefan Ortega has a stronger chance of leaving Man City than Ederson
Stefan Ortega is a player whose future seems up in the air at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City News exclusively revealed that Ortega could leave Pep Guardiola’s side as his camp are assessing his options.
Stefan Ortega in action during Crystal Palace v Manchester City
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The Athletic have now reported that there is a stronger possibility for the German to leave Manchester City than Ederson Moraes.
Stefan Ortega has already addressed Man City exit links
Ederson confirmed he will stay at Manchester City but in transfers windows, one should always be prepared to expect the unexpected,
The best-possible example is the fact that Manchester City have considered selling Nico Gonzalez after being underwhelmed by his impact on proceedings despite him making just 12 starts.
NICO GONZALEZ’S PLAYING TIME AT MANCHESTER CITY
COMPETITION STARTS
PREMIER LEAGUE 9
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1
FA CUP 1
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 1
TOTAL 12
Despite Ortega eyeing Manchester City’s number one spot, it looks increasingly likely that Pep Guardiola will continue to favour £35 million man Ederson as he has been his go-to goalkeeper since 2017.
In June, Ortega, who John Stones called “incredible” did not do much to pour water on the speculation around his future by admitting he is undecided about his next career step.
Ortega said via ESPN: “It’s quite early for that question, I can’t say anything about that, it’s too early.”