Hugo Viana must answer £192m Man City transfer question amid Nico Gonzalez and Jack Grealish intrigue

Manchester City's seemingly constant squad rebuild challenge is set to ramp up over the next few weeks.

The Blues spent big in January as their squad overhaul began, and they've acted quickly and decisively this summer to continue the trend.

Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijanji Reijnders and Rayan Cherki could all conceivably bolster the first XI and all three will certainly strengthen the squad.

City will hope to recapture past glories when the new campaign gets under way next month having failed to lift a trophy last season when they finished third in the Premier League and were beaten in the FA Cup final by Crystal Palace.

But between now and the opening day encounter with Wolves, City and Guardiola will trim the squad. The Etihad chief likes operating with smaller numbers and has spoken plenty of times around his desire to not disappoint senior players by leaving the out of matchday squads.

Kyle Walker has departed, joining Burnley for a nominal fee that could rise to £5million is certain clauses are met, while Kevin De Bruyne left having not been offered a new deal.

Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips - who cost a combined £142million to bring to the club - are free to move on with neither part of the Club World Cup squad. Grealish has interest from several clubs while Phillips' future is complicated by a current injury that will sideline him into August.

James McAtee will likely depart amid interest from the Bundesliga and others, having opted to miss the Club World Cup to play a key role in helping England retain the European Under-21 Championships.

Even if those three all secure moves away, more exits are likely. There could be loan deals for the likes of Vitor Reis or Claudio Echeverri but it's the senior squad calls