The club have historically made timely sales to bolster their own spending power — last summer they sold Anthony Elanga to Newcastle for an initial fee of £52million, but also recouped £22m for Danilo when he joined Botafogo and £11m for Ramon Sosa when he signed for Palmeiras.

Manchester City get back to Premier League duties following the Christmas festivities with a visit to Nottingham Forest, with eyes firmly on extending a magnificent seven-match winning

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at City Ground (kick-off 12:30 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Keith Wyness has exclusively told Football Insider what he expects to happen in Nottingham Forest's pursuit of an Everton star.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed three absentees from Saturday afternoon’s tricky contest against Nottingham Forest.City take on Forest looking for a win that will temporarily

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood is delighted to be working with manager Sean Dyche again. The pair were also together at Burnley and when it was announced Dyche had been appointed at Forest, Wood was pumped for information by his teammates about their new manager.

Three managers, a return to Europe, another £200million recruitment drive and an unexpected slump. It's been quite the year at Forest

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is anticipating a stern encounter at the City Ground, where his side will head to for Saturday’s meeting with Nottingham Forest.After a 3-0 win over West Ham,