Man City Handed Nightmare Scenario As Two Players 'Submit Transfer Requests'

Manchester City could have two players in the same position on the move in January after it emerged both are open to leaving.

City overhauled their squad in the summer, with Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Gianluigi Donnaruma all notable additions.

Donnarumma, a £26 million signing from Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day - became City's seventh signing of the summer.

He was also the third goalkeeping arrival, following the £27 million move to bring James Trafford back from Burnley as well as the signing of Marcus Bettinelli from Chelsea.

The goalkeeping shake-up also saw long-time goalkeeper Ederson move on to Turkish giants Fenerbahce.

But five months on from Trafford returning to City, the 23-year-old is looking to leave for a second time.

James Trafford wants to leave City in the summer. Image: Getty

According to the Daily Mail, both he and fellow goalkeeper Stefan Ortega are looking at the January window as an opportunity to depart.

Trafford headed back to City with the feeling that he would be the No.1 goalkeeper and the move would give him a greater chance of competing with Jordan Pickford at England level.

However, after a shaky start with Trafford in the sticks, City sanctioned a deal for Donnarumma and the 23-year-old's game-time has been virtually non-existent.

He could well find himself out of Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad as a result and may need to leave City to secure his spot.

Premier League interested in Trafford

The Blues used a "matching rights clause" to steal a march on Newcastle and though the Magpies have both Nick Pope and Aaron Ramsdale in their ranks, they are expected to make another move for Trafford when the January window opens.

Meanwhile, Ortega, crucial in City's 2023/24 title triumph, looked set to move on in the summer but no agreement was reached and he has been demoted to City's fourth choice goalkeeper.

Once courted by Bayern Munich, Ortega is surplus to requirements and does not travel to away fixtures.

Ortega has been demoted to City's fourth choice goalkeeper. Image: Getty

Donnarumma has proved his worth a number of excellent goalkeeping displays for City but his discipline has been called into question as he picked up four yellow cards and is dangerously risking a one-game suspension.

In an extremely brief press conference ahead of the trip to Fulham, Guardiola was asked if he would speak to Donnarumma about the issue and replied: "No, he is adult enough. For sure, we will step-by-step understand things in the league and new behaviours.”