Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Aleks Zinchenko is set to start the season as Manchester City's first choice left-back as the club prioritises other positions in the transfer market.
The Blues looked at Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico among others at the beginning of the last campaign but - in part because Zinchenko did not move on - opted against refreshing the position.
While Benjamin Mendy endured another frustrating and stagnating year, his Ukrainian teammate made the spot his own in the second half of the season.
With little chance of selling Mendy and also enough promise shown in the position by Joao Cancelo and Nathan Ake, the club are instead focused on
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