Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is urging his board to deal in several of his young up-and-coming players ahead of next season's Champions League tilt.
The Daily Mail says Mancini hopes that new contracts for players like Micah Richards, Nigel de Jong, Joe Hart and young forward John Guidetti will be forthcoming this summer.
City's policy of leaving contract negotiations until the summer can look peculiar at times, especially with players like Richards who only has a year left on his current deal.
Guidetti, meanwhile, will see his current contract expire next month.
