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Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Man City told they are Premier League favourites despite selling Raheem Sterling to Chelsea

It's all-change at Manchester City at the moment, with the Blues conducting their biggest squad shake-up since the summer of 2017. City have made four new additions to Pep Guardiola's squad so far this transfer window, with Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Julian Alvarez and Stefan Ortega all arriving.

There have been a number of departures as well, with Fernandinho leaving at the end of his contract, Gabriel Jesus making a £45m move to Arsenal and Raheem Sterling on the verge of joining City's title rivals Chelsea in a deal worth an initial £47.5m. Should Chelsea get their way, Nathan Ake will soon follow the England star.

There have been some concerns among City fans that such a radical squad shake-up will make it hard for City to attain their astronomically high levels in the opening weeks and months of the campaign, as it will no-doubt take time for new signings to bed-in and the squad to adapt to any tweaks Guardiola makes.

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