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Fabinho, Laporte & Coman among summer targets as Pep purges Man City squad

Most of the current square could be moved on this summer and they will be replaced by a handful of versatile, young Guardiola-style players

Manchester City’s top decision makers were left so disappointed with the manner of the club’s limp Champions League exit that they agreed a fresh start was needed and that many of the current squad members would have to be moved on.

Pep Guardiola spelled out in a meeting with his employers in Abu Dhabi that the average age of the City squad would need lowering dramatically, and the defence in particular needed a complete overhaul.