Guardiola Wants Man City Player Exits: Squad Size ‘Not Healthy’

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola feels the club’s squad size is not healthy. City currently has 32 players in the squad, and the Spaniard wants to reduce the size.

The Cityzens registered a 4-0 win against Wolves to begin their 2025-26 Premier League season on a high. Erling Haaland scored a brace for the visitors, whereas new signings Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki also found the back of the net.

Guardiola said: “[It’s] too much — too many people. I like a deep squad to compete in all competitions, but I don’t want to leave players at home. It’s not healthy. You cannot create a good vibe or atmosphere to compete.

“Everyone has to feel they can play and help. The club has known it since last season; it’s not news, but the situation is what it is.

“In the next two weeks, people will talk with players and agents to find a solution.”

Meanwhile, goalkeeper James Trafford also made a confident debut in Ederson’s absence as the Brazilian missed the action due to illness. It has been reported that Ederson can move to PSG, but Guardiola denied those claims.

Guardiola said of those rumors: “I don’t have any news. Yesterday, I saw his illness, and I didn’t speak to the club.

“If a player wants to leave, he has to leave but on the conditions of the club. There’s no sense if he’s not happy here, but the final decision and the way to make the deal belongs 100 percent to the club, not to me.

“I don’t know what will happen in the next two weeks.”

The Spaniard was pleased with the team’s performance but said there is scope for improvement.

He said: “I’m pleased with the result and the first half. In the second, we were away from where we wanted to be, but that’s normal for the first game.

“We punished them on transitions because we have incredible pace, and that’s a weapon we want to use, to attack quicker than we did before.”

Manchester City will next host Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium.