HOUSTON -- Aleksandar Kolarov is close to joining Roma after telling Pep Guardiola that he wants to leave Manchester City.
The Serbian defender, who is in the final year of his contract, did not feature in Manchester City's 2-0 defeat to rivals United in the International Champions Cup on Thursday.
City are pursuing Monaco left-back Benjamin Mendy but are now set to lose a fourth fullback after allowing Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna to leave the club
Guardiola signed right-back Kyle Walker in a £50 million deal from Tottenham Hotspur this month, but was forced to play centre-midfielder Fernandinho and centre-half Eliaquim Mangala as full-backs against United in the first ever derby outside Manchester.