Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Girona's agonising play-off defeat on Sunday night also brought disappointment for Manchester City.
The Spanish side, who are part-owned by City Football Group, took a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their tie with Rayo Vallecano to decide which team would be promoted to La Liga next season, but a 2-0 defeat saw their hopes dashed.
If there is frustration at how a promising season ended, the failure to win promotion also leaves the immediate future of enterprising right-back Yan Couto more unclear.
City beat off competition from Barcelona and Bayern Munich to sign Brazilian prospect Couto in 2020 but any hopes the 19-year-old had of
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