Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that four players, including Micah Richards have been put up for sale.
The Chilean boss saw his side start the season well with a win over Newcastle United on Sunday thanks to goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero but he remains keen to make some final adjustments to his squad for the following season.
Whilst the likes of Fernando and Willy Caballero have been signed, Pellegrini is keen to sell four of current squad – Micah Richards, Matija Nastasic, Scott Sinclair and John Guidetti.
All four featured for City in their pre-season campaign with Richards and Nastasic having played in the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal last Sunday.
“Matija needs to play,” Pellegrini told Manchester Evening News. “We already have important players here with four full backs, [Martin] Demichelis, [Vincent] Kompany, [Eliaquim] Mangala and [Dedryck] Boyata.
“So we will see in the next few days what happens with Nastasic. He is an important player, but he has offers and I think the best thing for him is to play.
“That also goes for Micah Richards, who didn’t want to continue here because he wants to play more. He had a contract to renew but didn’t want it.”