Manchester City No2 Brian Kidd expects new manager Manuel Pellegrini to make changes this summer.
England duo Gareth Barry, 32, and 30-year-old Joleon Lescott are in the same situation as Carlos Tevez, 29, with interest coming in from other clubs.
Kidd - who will work under a third manager at the Etihad - said: "He'll be setting his own standards, his own philosophies on how to play. It sounds exciting."