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Pep Guardiola has assured Jesus Navas that he will be part of his Manchester City plans for next season.

The Blues winger has been linked with a move to both AC Milan and Inter Milan in recent days, and there were rumours during the season that he wanted to quit and head back to Spain.

But Navas is not on the short-list of players who could leave the club this summer as Guardiola starts to shape his own squad.

Martin Demichelis and Richard Wright have already been released, while the futures of Wilfried Bony, Samir Nasri, Aleks Kolarov, Eliaquim Mangala and Yaya Toure are shrouded in doubt.

But Navas is not believed to be on that list, and City have had no indication that he is hankering after a return to his home-town club of Sevilla, which has been rumoured.

Navas fits the bill for Guardiola in that he is fast, direct, positionally disciplined and, despite the grumbles of some City fans about his end product, he also produces goals.

Only David Silva (11) and Kevin De Bruyne (9) bettered Navas' tally of seven Premier League assists last season, and the year before he was joint top of that list with Sergio Aguero.

But with wide players Nolito and Leroy Sane both on City's summer short-list, the rumours about Navas were given more credence, especially as he has a history of homesickness and only one year left on his contract.

But with Bony likely to leave, possibly on loan, and Nasri also vulnerable, the arrival of two more attacking players should have no impact on Navas.

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