Pep Guardiola leaves at least £100m of talent off Manchester City’s US tour with Joe Hart told to stay at home to sort out his future
Eliaquim Mangala, Joe Hart, Samir Nasri, Wilfried Bony and Jason Denayer will not be given a chance to impress City boss
MANCHESTER CITY will leave talent worth £100million at home when they jet off for their US tour.
But Eliaquim Mangala, Joe Hart, Samir Nasri, Wilfried Bony and Jason Denayer will be left in Manchester to train, according to the
With Claudio Bravo on a break following Chile's Confederations Cup campaign, new signing Ederson is Guardiola's only option in goal.
But he is expected to turn to a youth team player rather than out-of-favour Hart, who will be flogged after spending a season on loan in Torino.
Nasri, a £24m signing, £28m Bony, £10m-rated academy star Denayer and £40m Eliaquim Mangala are also surplus to requirements.
While playing high-profile friendlies may put them in the shop window, City are aware the players need to be able to travel to clubs to try a seal a move.
And Guardiola is keen to work with players who have a future as he tries to get his tactics across.
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Hart has the best chance of securing a move this window but there are doubts over his wage demands.
Bony and Mangala also come at a price, with Nasri the subject of an investigation over an intravenous drip treatment which makes even a £12m price tag a risk.
Denayer spent last season on loan at Sunderland and looks set for a similar switch.
City play United in Houston, Real Madrid in Los Angeles and Tottenham in Nashville between July 20 and 29.
