Fernandinho will have to wait until the end of the season to find out if he has a future at Manchester City.

And Pep Guardiola has also ruled out making any January additions, despite the Premier League champions’ title defence being in danger of falling away before Christmas.

Fernandinho is out of contract in the summer and has already been told he’s unlikely to play in midfield for Man City again.

The 34-year-old has had to deputise for the injured Aymeric Laporte as a makeshift centre back this season, with Guardiola no longer considering him among his holding midfield options.

City have begun fresh contract negotiations with Raheem Sterling, despite the England international only just committing himself to a new deal in the past 12 months.

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But Guardiola confirmed Fernandinho will have to wait.

“I think at the end of the season we are going to decide on the situation,” said the City manager.

“The players who finished their contracts, the players with full contracts, what we have to do is what we believe is the best for the club and organisation for next season.”

Guardiola is still eager to add a centre back to his squad after missing out on Harry Maguire in the summer.

But he insists there will be no new additions when the mid-season transfer window opens.

“I don’t want any players in January,” he said. “I don’t want any players. If we cannot do it in summer, we cannot do in January.

“When they come for an incredible opportunity in January for the next four, five, six years maybe we could think about it, but that is not possible.

“Normally the players we could think it would be interesting to add something for our squad they are not going to sell.

“We could not sign a centre-back (in the summer). You know the history - we could not sign one. Nico (Otamendi) continued and we decided to adapt Fernandinho in this position and that’s all.

“Sometimes the club wants to try to do their best, but we cannot. We have to adapt and adjust with the players that we have and next season we will see.

“Vincent decided to go to Belgium. We have another alternative - other players and I’m thinking of them.

“This group is extraordinary, the group is incredible. They take care of themselves perfectly and are an incredible unit.

“Of course Vincent is/was an important player and person for this club, but he decided to go to Belgium and we have other incredible players to do the job they have to do.”