“I said to the club I don’t want that [a bigger squad]. I don’t want to leave five or six players in the freezer. I don’t want that. I will quit,” Pep Guardiola warned after Manchester City’s victory over Bournemouth.
The Spaniard’s plea is unlikely to fall on deaf ears this summer as the Cityzens prepare a significant clear-out. As they aim to reclaim their perch at the summit of English football, the club’s peripheral figures will be moved on to make room for new recruits and streamline a bloated squad.
