Manchester City development coach Attilio Lombardo hopes Edin Dzeko will stay.

Lombardo cannot say for certain that Dzeko will stay, but feels he does have the ability to be successful at the Etihad Stadium.

"Dzeko is a big player, and I think Manchester City want big players," Lombardo told Sky Sports News after City had been beaten by Oldham in a friendly on Tuesday night.

"It is not surprising because Dzeko for me is a player who can play here again for more time, but I don't know."