Despite spending more than £200million over the summer, City remain on the lookout for further signings before next Thursday’s transfer deadline while some players surplus to requirements could leave.

It remains to be seen whether City approach West Brom again regarding defender Jonny Evans having had a previous bid rejected.

Rumours also continue to link City with Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, although director of football Txiki Begiristain has publicly distanced the club from reports concerning Barcelona star Lionel Messi and hotly-rated Monaco youngster Kylian Mbappe.

Guardiola said: “I’m happy with the squad I have, (but) we’re going to see. We have five or six days left, and I think the market is going to move until the last moments, and the guys here are going to leave and maybe come, because all the managers at the other clubs are (trying) in the last seconds to make the transfers cheaper.”

Asked about Messi and Mbappe at a press conference, Guardiola said: “Those players are players for Monaco and Barcelona. My dream is for one of them to stay his career in Barcelona and the other is a young talent. He will decide. Txiki was clear. I don’t have anything more to say.”