Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini will be faced with telling several players that they are surplus to requirements when City's non-World Cup players return for pre-season training tomorrow.
Joleon Lescott, Emmanuel Adebajor, Craig Bellamy, Stephen Ireland, Micah Richards, Nedum Onuoha, Pablo Zabalata, Wayne Bridge, Adam Johnson and Michael Johnson will be amongst those reporting back.
So will big-money misfits Jo, Felipe Caicedo and Valerei Bojinov, who all spent last season away on loan at Malaga, Galatasaray and Parma respectively.
City spent almost £50million on the trio and are prepared to take huge hits on all three to get them off the payrole before the new season with Mancini only able to name 25 players in his Premier League squad.
