Man City pre-season tour squad in full as Riyad Mahrez left out with £30m transfer agreed
Manchester City will take a 25-man squad to Japan and South Korea, with Riyad Mahrez left out of the travelling group to complete a transfer out of the club.
City returned to training on Monday in Manchester, but there has been an unusual lack of any insight from the club in terms of who reported back for pre-season. So the confirmation of the tour squad on Wednesday was the first hint to how the Blues will manage a number of their stars who are linked with moves away.
The main question mark would be whether Kevin De Bruyne would travel, after he limped off in the Champions League final before later admitting he had been playing with a hamstring injury for two months prior. Despite uncertainty over his fitness, the Belgian has travelled to Tokyo with his teammates, with Guardiola likely to offer an injury update when he faces the media on Saturday.
Mahrez is the only senior player not to travel, with a move to Al-Ahli edging closer to completion. City agreed that the Algerian did not have to travel after they received an acceptable offer of up to £30m.
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Joao Cancelo was included in the squad, returning to City after his high-profile exit in January to join Bayern Munich on loan. Cancelo may still leave City this summer, but will take part in the pre-season tour as his City future remains unresolved.
Similarly, Kyle Walker is in the squad amid reports he has decided to leave the club for Bayern Munich. While still a City player, he will take part in the three friendlies in Tokyo and Seoul in the coming fortnight.
Aymeric Laporte and Bernardo Silva are two more players who could still leave this summer if they can find suitable offers, however they
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