January 1 heralds the opening of the winter transfer window and attention turns to who could join Manchester City to help them out of their injury crisis.
Pep Guardiola has signed a new contract so can start his rebuild over the next two years and leave City in a position to continue winning titles when he has left.
Central to his success over the previous nine years has been a core of club legends, including Kevin De Bruyne, who was at the club before the manager arrived.
However, De Bruyne is at the end of his contract and told reporters this week that talks over a new deal have still not started.
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