Manager Manuel Pellegrini appears safe in his job until the club’s No. 1 target, Pep Guardiola, becomes available. Pellegrini’s job was under severe threat after City’s derby hammering at the hands of Manchester United back in April, but a run of six straight wins after the match at Old Trafford steadied a somewhat turbulent ship.
James Milner will leave for Liverpool, according to BBC Sport, when his contract at City officially expires on July 1, but that’s been on the cards for some time, as have the departures of Alvaro Negredo, Matija Nastasic, Micah Richards, Scott Sinclair and John Guidetti.