Man City news: Nedum Onuoha on summer transfers and exits

It’s going to be a very interesting next few months as Manchester City and the players will try and figure out what the future will look like individually and collectively.

I don’t envision everybody leaving so it’ll be interesting to see which players are keen to stay and which ones City decide to keep as well.

You have some players who’ve missed time with injury – like the likes of John Stones – but these are still pivotal characters, players and personalities within what City have achieved in recent years.

I would never say to offload people just because they have missed some time this year because a lot of players have missed game time this season.

Kevin De Bruyne announcing his departure is a big moment, and I’m sure it’s not something he wanted to do but he wants to play more football.

You can’t necessarily just replace some of the players who have been so influential for the club across those last few years so I can’t think of people who you would say have to be leaving this summer.

The season will never finish for City because of the Club World Cup so it will be interesting to see how they approach it and whether they need new additions for it.

De Bruyne leaves a big hole so I don’t think you’d want to be releasing too much talent of that level of influence from the football club if you want to be successful long term.

Some of the players who are out of contract this summer and next summer – Stones, Bernardo Silva, Ederson – are a big part of City’s success over the last five, 10 years.

I don’t think there is going to be a mass exodus and I don’t think the club in a year’s time is going to look completely different to what it looks like right now.

Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport’s Nat Hayward