Enzo Maresca offered updates on the development of his Manchester City squad.
The team are in transition with the exits of Rodri, Bernardo Silva, John Stones and Nathan Ake earlier this summer as well as the ending of a decade-long managerial reign for Pep Guardiola.
‘Age does not open or close doors’
More turnover has occurred in the camp, and the Italian revealed his first impressions of a £85.6 million signing from Lille who left his mark on the World Cup stage for Morocco two months ago.
“Omar Marmoush is set to leave. It is not done yet and we are waiting. Nico Gonzalez has left, Savio left and probably Omar is going to leave.
“[Ayyoub Bouaddi] is ready and he was working with his former club so he is fit. He's quite calm, he doesn't look 18! In this case we need to go slowly because he is very young and came from a different country. So, no rush for him but for sure he is going to help us now and in the future.
“For me age does not open or close doors, it depends how good they are. At my former club we had the youngest squad in the history of the Premier League. Here we are quite young but they are players who have the right experience. Anything can happen in the window, we will see. In this moment it is quite complicated to think about the window because we have a game in 24 hours.”
‘He is different to the rest’
There were also reflections from the new manager on player performances from the previous week.
“Elliot Anderson is fine after coming off with cramp. Matheus Nunes is not 100 per cent having come off the bench against Bournemouth. Jeremy Doku is still out.
“[Rayan Cherki] made an impact the other day.
“For sure, he is one of the players in terms of quality, he is different to the rest because he can give us quality in the last third when we struggle. If the opponent plays one way or the other, there's no doubt he can help now and in the future. I am very happy with the way he is working.
"We will see [if Marc Guehi plays in midfield again.] It is an option. The good thing about Marc is that, in this moment, he gives us one more option in the middle.”
