Manchester City are ready to listen to offers for both Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez this summer, according to shock reports.
Both players have been key men for the Premier League winners in the Pep Guardiola era, but it is claimed they could be placed on the club’s transfer list.
The Spanish manager is said to be preparing for another era of dominance and will look to give his squad a refresh and also refine his wealth of talent in the upcoming transfer window.
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Ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Chelsea, Sterling has found himself on the fringes of Guardiola’s starting XI.
Mahrez has been a regular starter for the English champions, who could turn their Premier League and Carabao Cup double into a treble in Porto.
However, the Daily Mail claim both forwards could be on their way out of the Etihad this summer and sacrificed as the club aim to raise funds to sign two of English football’s top players.
City are reportedly planning to break the British transfer TWICE as they target deals for Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish and Tottenham striker and England skipper Harry Kane – expected to cost a combined £250million.
Having lost his place to the sparkling Phil Foden on the wing this season, it is claimed City are willing to cash in on 26-year-old Sterling.
Former Leicester ace Mahrez is older at 30 but his impressive performances and return of 14 goals and nine assists this season means he would surely command a top price in the market.
Arsenal are understood to have an interest in both City forwards, with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta working with Sterling and Mahrez closely during his time as a coach under Guardiola, while Barcelona and Real Madrid have a long-term interest in Sterling.
Other players in the squad apparently vulnerable to the chop are striker Gabriel Jesus and centre-back Aymeric Laporte, as Guardiola looks to add more strength to a squad capable of competing for titles on all fronts.