A deal was struck on Wednesday for a player City had been keen to keep but were ultimately persuaded to part with by the size of Chelsea’s bid

The American has now spent more than £300m in each of the three windows he has been in charge, with a Man City star the latest player set to sign

The Blues have signed in nine new players this summer, including big-money signings such as Moises Caicedo (£115m) and Romeo Lavia (£58m)

Guardiola and Co are ready to try again for the West Ham star after an opening offer failed, with Romano revealing all about a potential swap deal with a frustrated Man City youngster

Man City are preparing a new offer and are willing to send one of their top prospects to West Ham after their opening £70m package failed

Chelsea plan to sign an unhappy Man Utd star on a cut-price fee, Liverpool will enter the race for a West Ham target, while Leicester and Burnley are battling to sign a Man City talent

Man City are preparing to sanction the departures of two players from a similar role this summer, although the exits would be under contrasting circumstances

Friday's Transfer Gossip includes Man Utd using a new star in their Declan Rice talks, though the West Ham player is close to going elsewhere, while a Tottenham man could head to Barcelona

“It’s difficult sometimes to give him more minutes because you know the level of competition that we have in our squad."

Newcastle have been told of a Man City star that would be perfect for them to sign amid effusive praise from Guardiola.

He featured for both the first team and the under-23s within a matter of hours on Saturday - and scored a hat-trick in the latter game