Six Man City players have golden opportunity to prove transfer point to club this summer

Sergio Gomez has had to wait patiently for his opportunities this season after joining from Anderlecht in a £14m deal last summer.

Signed as a reserve left-back, Gomez was originally an attacking midfielder until he was converted into a defender by Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht. He's not the first midfielder to be used as a full-back for City, after Fabian Delph and Aleks Zinchenko, and even Bernardo Silva this season. Ironically this season, Pep Guardiola has now started to use full-backs as midfielders to transform his side.

For Gomez, he's failed to displace Joao Cancelo and then Nathan Ake as City's left-back, with Manu Akanji filling in on the left when Ake was injured in the run-in. Gomez's season started promisingly, with an assist against Manchester United and some encouraging performances, but he was awful in the Carabao Cup defeat to Southampton in January to the point where his half-time substitution was cheered by the travelling fans.

A positive end to the season saw him vow this week to fight for his place at City in 2023/24, and he currently has a chance to show Guardiola of his qualities as he represents Spain at the U21 Euros.

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While Gomez may want to show that he has what it takes to be a full-back, it may benefit him that Spain use him as an attacker. He was a left-winger in their opening group stage win over Romania, getting a goal and assist in a 3-0 win. He will surely play a key role against Croatia and Ukraine in the remaining two group games, and he will hope to go deep in the tournament.

If Gomez can rediscover the form that caught City's eye, it could help him convince them he should stay in the