I had to leave for Barcelona, it was a no-brainer

TORRES HAS NO REGRETS OVER CITY DEPARTURE

- ALEX JAMES

CITY and Pep Guardiola rarely stand in the way of players leaving the Etihad.

Several first-team players have moved to pastures new during the Catalan's time in charge. It's possible Kevin de Bruyne could follow suit this summer after the playmaker's admission that he has to keep an open mind amid seemingly increasing transfer interest from Saudi Arabia.

De Bruyne would perhaps represent the most significant departure to another club of the Guardiola era but the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Leroy Sane, Joao Cancelo and others have departed for a clutch of Europe's leading clubs. Ferran Torres was another.

The Spaniard was only at City for 18 months before returning to his homeland and Barcelona. Torres started only 19 league games for City and dropped down the pecking order at the start of his second season but he was still young and learning.