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straight to your inboxManchester City take on Chelsea on Sunday in a match that will be vital for both sides in keeping their Premier League title chances alive.Both teams currently sit on 26 points, though City have played two games less, and a win for either would move them to within four points of leaders Liverpool and Manchester United.But City are at a severe disadvantage as they will be without five players due to positive coronavirus tests as well as centre-back Eric Garcia who is out due to injury.Of those five players we only know for certain that Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker are among them, with the three other players not yet identified, which makes predicting Pep Guardiola's side even more difficult than normal.A side effect of

straight to your inboxThere was no room for Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte and Aleks Zinchenko in the Manchester City squad to face Burnley as more players returned from injury. Pep Guardiola had warned that there will be more competition for places now that he has more options available and proved his point with the selection of John Stones to partner Ruben Dias for the second successive game.

straight to your inboxBarcelona defender Gerard Pique has suffered a cruciate ligament injury that could change how they approach their January search for a new centre-back.Barca wanted to sign Manchester City defender Eric Garcia over the summer, but their offer did not meet City's valuation of the young Spaniard. Garcia is out of contract this summer and has told the club he will not extend his deal.

straight to your inboxBarcelona remain determined to sign Eric Garcia from Manchester City in the January transfer window but only for a reasonable price, according to reports. The Catalan outfit attempted to land Garcia in the summer transfer window and a move to the Nou Camp seems inevitable, with Garcia out of contract at the end of the season.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have named Aleks Zinchenko, Benjamin Mendy and Eric Garcia as the three players they want to see leave the club in the January transfer window.January tends to be a quiet month in the transfer market for City, both in terms of incomings and outgoings.

straight to your inbox Eric Garcia remains coy on his Manchester City future amid continued speculation that a return to Barcelona is on the cards. Pep Guardiola dropped the surprising news that Garcia had opted against extending his contract with the club towards the end of last season, with his current deal set to expire in 2021.

straight to your inboxBarcelona are considering a January move for Manchester City defender Eric Garcia.Garcia, 19, has told City he will not extend his contract, which expires at the end of the season.

straight to your inboxManchester City defender Eric Garcia was prepared to take a pay cut in order to facilitate his move to Barcelona this summer, according to reports.Transfer deadline day came and went on Monday without much excitement from City, with their activity limited to just one permanent departure and a couple of loan exits.The biggest story of the day was what didn't happen, as Barcelona did not sign Garcia and he will remain in Manchester for at least the rest of the season.Pep Guardiola announced that the centre-back had decided against signing a new contract at the Etihad, with his current deal set to expire in 2021, some months ago and it quickly became clear that a return to the Camp Nou was his likely destination.The

straight to your inboxManchester City are not expecting a busy transfer deadline day after wrapping up their major business with the arrival of Ruben Dias last week.Eric Garcia could still leave the club, with Barcelona having not given up in their pursuit of the teenage defender.

straight to your inbox Barcelona still intend to sign Eric Garcia in the current transfer window, according to their sporting director Ramon Planes. Manchester City plucked the youngster from the La Masia academy back in 2017 and he has developed into a first-team player at the Etihad, but told the club shortly after their recent Premier League campaign finished that he will not be renewing a contract that runs out in 2021 after Barcelona convinced him to return.

John Stones has to quit Manchester City and should sign for Everton or Arsenal to salvage his career.

straight to your inbox Joao Cancelo is backing Lionel Messi to thrive in English football if Manchester City are able to sign the Barcelona forward. Messi's future has never been more in doubt, with his father and agent Jorge flying into the Catalan capital on Wednesday morning for showdown talks over if and how the player will be allowed to leave this summer.

straight to your inboxEric Garcia expects to return to Manchester City despite telling the club he will not sign a deal beyond the end of his contract that expires next summer.Having been developing under Pep Guardiola since leaving the Barcelona academy in 2017, 19-year-old Garcia flourished in the second half of last season and became the preferred partner for Aymeric Laporte in the first team.

straight to your inbox Eric Garcia said, with a smile, that Manchester City players have not discussed the prospect of Lionel Messi completing a sensational move to the Premier League side but that he would be a welcome addition to any team. Messi has flirted with the idea of leaving Barcelona before but his position at the Nou Camp has never been more uncertain; the 33-year-old has refused to turn up for pre-season training after a major disagreement between his camp and the club over whether his contract allows him to leave for free this summer.

Man City are preparing a bid to bring Lionel Messi to the Etihad but have told Barcelona that three of their players are 'off limits'.

straight to your inboxManchester City would reportedly be willing to use Eric Garcia and Angelino as make weights in a deal to sign Lionel Messi, if they can't get the Barcelona star on a free.Messi shocked the football world on Tuesday night as it emerged that he had informed Barcelona that he wants to leave the club in the wake of their humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.The six-time Ballon d'Or winner has asked the club's hierarchy to honour a clause in his contract that allows him to leave the club for nothing at the end of the season but it doesn't seem like it will be as simple as that.The date for the clause to be activated passed in June but Messi's camp believe that it is still valid due to the

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday August 16.Eric Garcia remained guarded on his future at Manchester City after the club's exit from the Champions League on Saturday night.Pep Guardiola's side fell to an unlikely 3-1 defeat against Lyon in Portugal which could stand as Garcia’s last game for City as he has so far refused to sign a new contract and his current deal expires in 2021.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want to see Pep Guardiola make just two changes to his starting XI for the massive Champions League clash with Real Madrid, the most notable being the exclusion of Eric Garcia.City will finally conclude their last 16 tie with Madrid on Friday night, with the Blues holding a 2-1 lead following the first leg win in the Bernabeu back in February.Since the historic win, however, Madrid have gone on to improve significantly and clinch an unlikely La Liga title triumph, so it's bound to be a nervy night at the Etihad.Understandably, supporters want to see Guardiola name as strong a side as possible for the match and make just two changes from the team that hammered Norwich City 5-0 on the final day of

straight to your inboxManchester City could be forced to accept an offer for Eric Garcia after Pep Guardiola revealed the young defender won’t extend his contract, which expires next summer. It’s expected Barcelona will make a move for the highly-rated 19-year-old centre-half, but while City aren’t in a strong position in terms of potential negotiations, they will demand a substantial fee. The club are set to pay an initial €23million plus €12m for Valencia’s Ferran Torres, who is only a year older than Garcia and is moving into the final year of his deal at Mestalla. Given the similar circumstances, City are expecting a similar fee for Garcia from any potential suitors.Here’s the full story.It’s been a five-month wait but the night has

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester City evening headlines on Thursday August 6. Barcelona to land Eric Garcia after he tells City he wants to leaveEric Garcia has turned down a new contract at Manchester City and is now set to leave the club.

Pep Guardiola has revealed young defender Eric Garcia wants to quit Manchester City.