Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola says the club cannot rule out another busy summer, signalling imminent overhaul of the team. After succeeding Manuel Pellegrini in 2016, Guardiola completely overhauled his squad and successfully developed City into a dominant force in both the Premier League and in Europe particularly this season.
Despite this clinical surgery, some key players including Mangala are yet to start a league game. Speaking with Sky Sports, Guardiola says the club will conduct another thorough review in the summer which could result in any unhappy players moving on. On Mangala’s situation, the manager said;
"He is our player and he is going to stay here. In the future, in the winter break and in the summertime we are going to rescale absolutely everything. Not just with Mangala, for everybody. The club is going to ask them if they are happy or if they are not; if they are comfortable in the position they had in the past, playing or not playing? They have to decide.
The future will be like this. We always want players who want to stay here. Mangala is a player with a lot of experience who played at a high level in Porto, last season in Valencia, now here and with the national team in France. I am really impressed about his behaviour in the training sessions. He hasn't played regularly until now and he has always accepted it.
When that happened he kept his head down. For a manager, for a club and for the environment in the squad that is so important. Of course he has his specific qualities. In the Premier League that is important sometimes. So we are going to use him when we believe we need him."
