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October 16, 2016

City to axe seven players

City to axe seven players

Manchester City’s Belgian defender Vincent Kompany (C) holds up the English League Cup during the presentation after Manchester City won the English League Cup final football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on February 28, 2016. / AFP

Manchester City could be set for a squad overhaul in summer 2017 with up to seven players looking likely to depart.

Pep Guardiola  has already made his mark on the City squad with an array of young, exciting talent arriving at the Etihad Stadium in his first transfer window. However,  the Mirror reports that Gabriel Jesus will be the one January incoming  with the rest of the business being saved for next summer.

Manchester City's Belgian defender Vincent Kompany (C) holds up the English League Cup during the presentation after Manchester City won the English League Cup final football match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on February 28, 2016. / AFP

With seven players in the last year of their contracts, that will include a number of exits – only  Fernandinho  has been offered a new contract, and the report claims he is close to agreeing a two year extension. However, Pablo Zabaleta, Jesus Navas, Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy,  Yaya Toure  and Willy Caballero could all depart when their deals expire next June. Elsewhere,  the Daily Express claims Joe Hart’s City career is over  with the keeper set to join the summer exodus.