£29m Man City player pictured on the plane as he is now on the verge of completing loan move

With less than a month left for Manchester City to trim down their squad, Hugo Viana must be working behind the scenes to facilitate potential exits on loan and permanently.

Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and Maximo Perrone have all departed the Etihad Stadium but it is important to note that City took 27 players to the FIFA Club World Cup — with Mateo Kovacic and Jack Grealish left out of the squad.

However, more exits could follow as Stefan Ortega is set to leave Manchester City.

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