Manchester City want to get rid of six of their current starters after their struggles in the Premier League this season.
The Citizens have secured just one win in their last 11 matches, which has seen the side fall nine points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola has also had to deal with a number of injuries, including Ballon d'Or winner Rodri who is only expected to return in April or May.
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Spanish football expert Guillem Balague says the Cityzens are planning their rebuild and want to bring in five to six new players to fit in their starting line-up.
"They are generally achieving their targets and something that gets the renewed target of this season is top four. That is what City want to do. That is the target they have all put I their head. I think they will achieve that. They are not that far away at the moment. You are talking about an achievable target.
"They want to recover the essence of the team, the look of the team. But quite clearly Pep Guardiola is going to use the last two years of his contract - which are probably be the last two of his career as a club manager - to prepare a new Manchester City.
"I have got a very clear idea that they will want to get rid of five or six regular starters for Manchester City and bring five or six new starters. Half of the team. It is a new era. The end of this one and a new era starting.
"The cycle is over but remember that only a month-and-a-half ago they had not lost a game and were top of the table. But that in my eyes is what is happening. That is what they are going to do next."
