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Manchester City have no intention of selling centre-back Matija Nastasic.

The 21-year-old Serb is one of the four centre-backs manager Manuel Pellegrini wants in his squad next season, along with Vincent Kompany, Martin Demichelis and either Eliaquim Mangala or Mehdi Benatia.

City are seeking to bring in a central defender, not lose another one, following the departure of Joleon Lescott.

Nastasic missed the last four months of last season with a mystery knee injury but made his playing comeback in the post-season friendly with Al Ain.

Mangala will determine his future after France’s World Cup campaign ends and City are maintaining interest in Benatia, although reports of a £30m bid are untrue.

Meanwhile Alvaro Negredo, who achieved cult status with Blues fans during his first season at the Etihad, is also not for sale.

Atletico Madrid head the list of clubs after Negredo, who finished the campaign on the bench following a loss of form.

But City are focusing on what one club source described as the Spaniard’s ‘sensational’ form in the first half of the season when he scored 23 goals in 33 appearances. And they will rebuff any moves from Atletico, who want Negredo to replace Diego Costa, and Tottenham who are the latest to be linked.

See Nastasic in our footballers on holiday gallery below