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Man City outcast Mangala set for Valencia loan switch

Manchester City outcast Eliaquim Mangala will have the chance for a fresh start as a second spell at Valencia looms for the French centre-back.

Mangala, 28, moved to the Etihad Stadium in 2014 from Porto, becoming the second most expensive defender in British transfer history.

But he struggled to reproduce his best form at City, and since Pep Guardiola took over has cut a ghostly figure around the club.

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His last competitive game came back in February 2018 during a loan spell with Everton, before a knee injury cut his season short in just his second appearance for the Merseysiders.