Man City might have a surprise guaranteed starter for West Ham fixture
It was very possible that Nathan Ake wouldn't even have been a Manchester City player this season, had Chelsea met his asking price.
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It was very possible that Nathan Ake wouldn't even have been a Manchester City player this season, had Chelsea met his asking price.
Kevin De Buryne was full of praise for Manchester City's academy stars after they played a huge part in Pep Guardiola's side kicking off their pre-season tour with a win.
Hands up - who had Kalvin Phillips down as the next Ruben Dias? The latest Manchester City signing is resigned to the fact that he won't start every game at his new club with Rodri so excellent in his preferred starting position - as outlined in this interview.
Manchester City will face Club America on Thursday morning in the first game of their pre-season tour of the United States.
When the verdicts come in on how successful Manchester City's transfer window has been, the headline names will be Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, and Kalvin Phillips. Marc Cucurella will be added to that list if he signs while Stefan Ortega could also prove an essential addition.
One look at the Manchester City touring squad highlighted another reason why the Blues were right not to fold to Chelsea demands and sell Nathan Ake. With John Stones and Aymeric Laporte absent from the group, the Dutchman is one of only two senior centre-backs in the group, alongside Ruben Dias.
Manchester City will be without John Stones, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden for their pre-season visit to the USA this month.