Man City get John Stones reality check after early transfer breakthroughs

straight to your inboxManchester City will increase their bid to Napoli in the coming days for defender Kalidou Koulibaly.That is according to reports from Italy, with Il Mattino saying the Senegalese defender remains top of City's summer shopping list.City are keen to add another centre-back this summer having already signed Nathan Ake from Bournemouth for £41m.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Kyle Walker for his performance against Real Madrid by shackling Eden Hazard and has challenged him to do the same against Lyon. The Manchester City right-back kept Real Madrid's number seven very quiet during their 2-1 Champions League last-16 tie last week.

straight to your inboxAguero ruled out vs Lyon Manchester City will be without star striker Sergio Aguero for the Champions League showdown with Lyon, as he continues to recover from a knee injury. The Argentine striker sustained the injury in the Premier League win over Arsenal in June and has not featured since.It is unclear if Aguero will return at all this season, with Gabriel Jesus once again expected to lead the attack against Lyon on Saturday.

straight to your inboxIn 61 games last season, against 35 separate opponents, Manchester City only failed to beat one side on their way to a domestic treble - Lyon.So it's no surprise that Pep Guardiola has showered the French side with praise over the last two years, and exercised caution when City were paired with Lyon in Saturday's Champions League quarter-final.On paper, facing Lyon over Juventus is the easier of the potential quarter-final ties that was presented to City, but Guardiola will

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday August 10.Lyon sporting director Juninho Pernambucano believes that star man Houssem Aouar is expected to leave the club this summer.The 22-year-old has linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium on several occasions in the past and recent comments suggest that a move could be possible this summer.Pep Guardiola’s side will face Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals this week but the Ligue 1 team’s sporting

straight to your inboxLyon sporting director Juninho Pernambucano says reported Manchester City target Houssem Aouar is likely to be sold this summer.Aouar has long been linked with City ever since Pep Guardiola publicly praised him following the Blues' Champions League group stage meetings last summer.Despite plenty of speculation, Aouar remained at Lyon last summer, and has now helped the French side to this season's Champions League quarter finals, where they will meet City on Saturday.Lyon

straight to your inboxReal Madrid's Militao confident ahead of City clashReal Madrid defender Eder Militao has made some bullish comments ahead of their trip to Manchester for Friday night’s Champions League meeting.Pep Guardiola’s men boast a 2-1 advantage from the Bernabeu, and the La Liga champions will be without club captain Sergio Ramos after his sending off in the first leg.Militao is set to feature in Ramos’ place and is confident of Los Blancos’ chances of turning the tie around.

straight to your inbox Bayern Munich director Oliver Kahn has admitted that Manchester City ’s victory in over-turning Uefa’s European ban has made it tougher for Bayern to win the Champions League. And the former Germany goalkeeper called for tougher financial fair play (FFP) rules to “get more balanced competition”.

straight to your inboxNew details of Manchester City's 2020/21 away kit appear to have been leaked as the club prepare to release the new strip on Monday.City will unveil their new Puma away shirt at 8am on Monday according to their website, and it is expected to be the black and navy blue 'architecture' design that has been 'leaked' previously.

straight to your inbox Fresh allegations made by Der Spiegel contain one glaring error which calls into question the balance of their investigation. The German newspaper has published a fresh batch of hacked emails which it says show that Manchester City misled the Court of Arbitration for Sport.