The Borussia Dortmund star is not on the transfer radar of the Premier League team despite the imminent departure of the winger to Bayern Munich
Pep Guardiola ruled out signing former Manchester City winger Jadon Sancho as a possible replacement for Leroy Sane.
Sancho, 20, has been linked to a departure from Borussia Dortmund in the transfer window and the Premier League is seen as a likely destination with possible options for Manchester United and Chelsea.
The city is now in the market for a new winger with Sane close to completing a move to Bayern Munich for an initial value of € 49 million (£ 45m / $ 55m) with another € 11m (£ 10m / $ 12m) in accessories.
Sancho left Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2017 without making an appearance for the first team and, despite having the option to match any offer presented to him as part of his move, Guardiola has no interest in re-signing the international. from England .
“He decided to leave, why should he come back?” The city chief said ahead of Thursday’s clash with new champion Liverpool.
“When he decided to move to Dortmund it is not that he is going to return. It would not make sense. If he wanted to leave, he would say that he does not want to return.”
“It is part of the process, we would like to stay with the players of the last 10 years to be eternal, but we grow in years and we have to replace them with new players.”
Guardiola agrees that he will have to make changes to his squad with a priority center as a priority after the failure to replace Vincent Kompany when he left last summer.
Captain David Silva will also leave at the end of this season, while Fernandinho and Sergio Agüero will enter the last 12 months of their contracts, although Guardiola expects the Argentine striker to sign an extension.
When asked if he would need to rebuild, Guardiola said: “Not because of the lack of quality but because of the absence of Vinny, David … Sergio is one year older, I don’t know if it will be extended or not.
“Some players must be replaced. It is not a disaster, it is part of football for their age and normal circumstances.”
“It happens in other clubs and when the players decide to leave, Jadon Sancho and Leroy, especially Leroy. We cannot do anything else, as a club, if the boys do not want to stay they have to leave, we are not getting the best if they are not happy here
“This is the first and the second is with age. It happens in clubs around the world, you can never be eternal. We have to accept that and try to make the right decisions to maintain the level we have.”
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