Manchester City's squad for the upcoming season has already taken shape. Most of the new signings have arrived while at least most of the big departures have said their goodbyes.
Aside from a new left-back, the remaining intrigue lies around the fringes of Pep Guardiola's squad where a number of young players look to take a decision that could make or break their future at the Etihad. Liam Delap, James McAtee and Kayky have all travelled to the US for City's pre-season tour in an attempt to show the manager what they can do, but - as previously reported - the club are open to each of them opting for a temporary move elsewhere for more regular game time.
Phil Foden and Cole Palmer show the benefit of sticking in Manchester, while the departure of Oleksandr Zinchenko means that no player in the squad has been out on loan elsewhere before becoming part of Guardiola's plans. Once you leave the Etihad, it is difficult to return.
