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Guardiola: City must verkoop some stars
RUMOUR: Ilkay Gundogan linked with City exit
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MANCHESTER City coach Pep Guardiola said Saturday his club will have to sell players this summer for the stars' own good.
The Premier League side brought in several players ahead of the Club World Cup, leaving Guardiola with a large squad.
Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has been linked with a move to Turkish side Galatasaray in recent days.
Guardiola said he did not know anything about it, but said several players would have to be sold following the purchases of Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki and Rayan Ait-Nouri.
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Guardiola said: “I will love to have the players we have right now all season.
“The problem is they will be unhappy during the season, they will be sad, they will be disappointed.
“I don't want that. I do it for them, not for me. For them. We have to see what happens, it's a long time until the transfer window will be closed, we have to see step by step.”