Josko Gvardiol set to wait for Man City debut as Pep Guardiola sends transfer message to pair

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Gvardiol debut

Josko Gvardiol is not expected to play any part in the Community Shield as he nears a big-money move to Manchester City.

City are closing in on the defender after agreeing a £78m move with RB Leipzig, with the 21-year-old undergoing a medical on Friday. The deal will be announced soon providing there are no issues flagged up, although that is not understood to be in time for Gvardiol to face Arsenal on Sunday.

Gvardiol had been part of RB Leipzig's pre-season training while he waited for a deal to be agreed, so will be able to step straight into the first team. However, with Sunday's game coming too soon for him that means that a game against Burnley at Turf Moor is set up for a debut instead.

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The signing of Gvardiol will bolster what is an already-exceptional defence. Manu Akanji, Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, John Stones, and Aymeric Laporte all formed a formidable team last season that occasionally saw the manager line up with four centre-backs, and he credited the backline as the biggest improvement to help them win the Treble.

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Guardiola message

Pep Guardiola warned that it will take 'proper' offers for Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker to leave as he highlighted how expensive they will be to replace.

Walker, who has one year left on his remaining contract, is subject to strong interest from Bayern Munich this summer and is open to a move. However, the Bundesliga club are yet to agree a fee with the Blues despite lengthy negotiations.

Silva's future is up in the air for the third successive summer given his openness to taking on a new