Another season, another long list of Manchester City players out on loan at various clubs around the world. City have successfully utilised the loan market in recent years, either to give exposure to players within their City Football Group portfolio to then sell for profit, or to provide young talents with valuable experience to give them the best chance of making the grade at the Etihad.
Among the players earmarked for a future at City, or at least with long-term contracts at the club, are Tommy Doyle, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Yan Couto, who are all experiencing different leagues at a crucial stage of their development, having shown they are too good for academy football.
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