Pep Guardiola hopes he can satisfy Cole Palmer’s demand for first-team football amid West Ham’s transfer interest in the Manchester City winger.
The 21-year-old only started two Premier League games last season despite a promising start to his career at Eastlands, which took another step forward last weekend with a fine goal in the Community Shield.
West Ham have enquired about taking Palmer as a makeweight in City’s bid to sign Lucas Paqueta.
“Cole is with us,” Guardiola told reporters. “Today he is with us.
“What is going to happen, I don't know. I understand he wants to be more active than the previous season. But Riyad [Mahrez] has gone so we have one more place there.
“I cannot say anything because, of course, all the decisions need to be made by the club. The club has to decide what the best is. All together, we will do it.”
City kick off their season away to Burnley on Friday night with Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic their only major signings of the summer.
Talks over Paqueta continue after West Ham demanded £85million for the Brazilian midfielder.
“I will not answer about Paqueta,” Guardiola stated. “He is a West Ham player.”
