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Pep Guardiola to give Man City's Euros stars an extended break this summer, with several key players to miss ALL of the club's pre-season friendlies ahead of Premier League title defence

Manchester City's Euros stars will return ahead of the new season just days before the Community Shield as Pep Guardiola affords his players an extended break after a gruelling year.

Guardiola is an advocate of granting players longer summer breaks in tournament years and is not expecting anyone involved beyond this month's quarter-finals to join up with the depleted squad on their tour of the United States.

Talisman Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji all have a month off, reporting back during the week of the Community Shield against Manchester United on August 10.