Defenders Micah Richards and Matija
Nastasic, midfielder Scott Sinclair and striker John Guidetti look to be
heading out of Manchester City.
City manager Manuel Pellegrini reportedly wants the quartet to leave the Etihad and find new clubs before the end of the transfer window.
Serbia centre-half Nastasic has been linked with a move back to Italy, after joining from Fiorentina in August 2012, while Sweden forward Guidetti is wanted by Feyenoord in Holland.
Nastasic, 21, made 23 appearances last season but none since the 1-0 home defeat by Chelsea in February.
Richards, 26, joined the club from Oldham as a 14-year-old but the England right-back made just 10 appearances last term, with the majority in cup competitions.
Stoke, making six appearances.
"Matija needs to play," said Pellegrini. "We already have important players here with four full-backs, Demichelis, Kompany, Mangala and Boyata.
"So we will see in the next few days what happens with Nastasic. He is an important player, but he has offers and I think the best thing for him is to play.
"We will see what happens, but we have until the end of August to see what kind of offers we get for Matija.
"So we have three or four players extra - Scott Sinclair and John Guidetti are also important players - but I don't like to have so many in the squad.
"I think 22 players is enough and they are all players, who have a lot of quality. It is good for them to play.
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