Aleksandar Kolarov will be the first big-name player to be cut by incoming Manchester City manager Pep Guaridola.

According to The Sun, the Serbian left-back will join Turkish giants Besiktas in the coming days as City being their squad alterations for the 2016/17 season.

It is understood that Kolarov will join Besiktas for a fee of £3million after agreeing personal terms of £50,000 per week.

Guardiola has given Kolarov permission to leave the Etihad Stadium wth his move to Istanbul to be confirmed within the next 48 hours.

30-year-old Kolarov joined City from Lazio in 2010 and went on to make 207 appearances in all competitions while helping the Manchester club win the 2012 and 2014 Premier League titles as well as the 2011 FA Cup and League Cups in 2014 and 2016.