straight to your inboxInternational call-ups could leave Manchester City beginning their pre-season preparations with as few as nine first-team players ahead of the new Premier League season.The point of the Premier League postponing City's opening weekend game against Aston Villa was to give them more time to recover from their Champions League involvement.
As a result, their first game of the season will be at Wolves on the weekend of September 19.However, the international break scheduled for September 3-8 throws a spanner in the works, with six players already called up to represent their countries.New signings Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres will join the Dutch and Spanish squads respectively, while Eric Garcia and Rodri also get Spain.
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