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Two reasons why Man City are unlikely to sign Barcelona’s €10m-a-year man [Opinion]

Manchester City may have won the Premier League title and League Cup while reaching the final of the Champions League, but they need to think about a rebuild.

Fernandinho turned 36 at the beginning of May, Kyle Walker turned 31 at the end of May, Kevin De Bruyne turns 30 at he end of June and Ilkay Gundogan turns 31 in October, so a right-back and midfield may be needed.

Sport say City are addressing this problem by holding talks with Barcelona over Sergi Roberto, but here are two reasons why they might avoid bringing him to the Etihad Stadium.