Manchester City have seen three players leave as free transfers out of the Etihad Stadium this summer, following official confirmation from the Premier League.It comes off the back of the latest

City players will only report back for duty in Manchester on July 28, giving them the best part of four weeks to enjoy a rest before starting preparations for the Premier League campaign. They had also been allowed to take family out to the US with Guardiola keen to give everyone as much downtime as possible.

Smaller Premier League clubs are routinely selling their best players up the table, but it's not as damaging as it may appear.