The Frenchman was still an important part of the first-team plans despite his off-field antics earlier in the season, but City are planning to move on
Benjamin Mendy’s continued absence from the Manchester City first team has been a source of constant frustration for boss Pep Guardiola and his staff.
Goal reported back in September that Mendy had been banned from being around his team-mates for a week after a string of off-field incidents and repeatedly turning up late for meetings.
Guardiola’s staff also felt that Mendy did not pay enough attention when the Catalan was not involved.