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Mangala, Nasri, Bony excluded from City's Champions League squad

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The release of Manchester City's Champions League qualification squad inadvertently announced the arrival of John Stones from Everton, but it also left off three names worth over £90 million.

Related: Manchester City bags Stones for reported £47.5M

Eliaquim Mangala, the defensive flop signed from FC Porto for £42 million two years ago, unfit midfielder Samir Nasri, and misfiring forward Wilfried Bony were all excluded from the 21-man roster, heightening speculation they're set for the exit door.

City is willing to listen to offers for Mangala and Bony, according to Sky Sports News, the latter of whom has scored just six league goals since joining from Swansea City in January 2015 for a fee exceeding £25 million.

A £17-million asking price has apparently been set for Nasri, capturing the interest of AC Milan, Inter Milan, and AS Roma. The 29-year-old has collected two Premier League titles and a League Cup winners' medal since switching from Arsenal in 2011, but his fitness issues last season have been compounded by Pep Guardiola's concession that Nasri reported for pre-season training overweight.

City has been busy in the transfer market, signing the likes of Stones, Leroy Sane, Ilkay Gundogan, and Nolito as Guardiola attempts to stamp his free-flowing philosophy on his new side. And now, with the incoming business potentially complete, the Spanish gaffer is going to oversee some departures from the Etihad Campus.

The Citizens begin the new Premier League season Saturday with a visit from Sunderland.

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