TA: Manchester City may loan Echeviri, substitute goalkeeper Ortega is suspected to leave the team

July 1, TA reporter Sams Lee summarized the latest developments in Manchester City's lineup planning and transfer window this week in the article. He said that Argentine young player Echeviri may be loaned out, substitute goalkeeper Ortega may leave the team, and Manchester City needs to focus on strengthening at the right back position.

What is the theme of this week?

The main theme of this week is the players' announcement of staying on the team, which is particularly noteworthy as City is trying to reduce the squad.

Stones, Gundogan and Ederson all expressed their intention to stay in the team, and so was Bob - which was not surprising. In fact, Guardiola sees Bob as a "new signing" in a sense, as he was expected to have a breakthrough season but was plagued by injuries.

What young first-team players are expected to be rented out by Manchester City?

Echeviri is an obvious candidate - although Guardiola is increasingly impressed by the 19-year-old's ability, the reality is that he won't play too much next season, so loan is the best option for him.

There will naturally be questions about O'Reilly. He performed well at the left-back position last season, but with the arrival of Ait Nuri and O'Reilly's originally able to play an offensive midfielder, there are enough people in this position, and Echeviri can be arranged to be loaned out. Guardiola may want to keep O'Reilly in the team, playing his all-rounder attributes while increasing the quota for local players.

Riko Lewis is similar, he is more stable in the first team, but if City brings in a right back he might be affected (he can play in the midfield as well, but as mentioned, there are already many options there). Like O'Reilly, Lewis is a local player and it would be very useful to stay on the team.

Which position/player is Manchester City focusing on?

The goalkeeper's position strengthening seems to be less priority than the right back, especially if Ederson confirmed staying at the team. However, substitute goalkeeper Olter and Zhou were not clear when asked about the future, so Manchester City may look for a good, if not first-team goalkeeper in the market.

Right back is a position that obviously needs to be strengthened. Guardiola once praised Nunes for her ability to adapt to the right-back role, and Manchester City may think that the Portuguese can compete with the help of Rico Lewis. However, introducing a high-level player at this position will make the roster more complete. Livramento is often mentioned, but Newcastle still seems to have no intention of selling players.

Which players may leave the team?

Although Gundogan said he planned to stay in the team, his future is still unclear. One factor to consider is that if he retires after playing this season, he may join Guardiola's coaching staff next summer.

Ortega may leave, and Echeviri is expected to be loaned out, but other than that, there seems to be not many obvious candidates for leaving the team in the club's World Cup roster.

Brazilian young player Rees may be loaned out to continue his development after joining Manchester City in January. Besides that, it is feasible to sell Galish, Kyle Walker and McCarthy.