Nolito has found himself a victim of Pep Guardiola’s tactics after being sidelined at Manchester City.
The Spain international is yet to play a single minute of Premier League football in 2017 after impressing earlier in the season.
Guardiola signed him for £14million from Celta Vigo last summer following the most productive campaign of his career in La Liga.
But Nolito has been on the periphery in 2017, having only been named on Guardiola’s bench for two league matches - against Burnley and Tottenham.