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Pep Guardiola wants Manchester City to hit the ground running when it comes to landing his summer recruits.

Guardiola has told director of Football Txiki Begiristain that he needs signings in the bag by the time the European Championship in France kicks off in France on June 10.

City have already agreed a deal in principle to sign Borussia Dortmund’s German international midfielder Ilkay Gundogan for £25million.

And we understand that they have also reopened talks for Juventus’s Paul Pogba after pulling out of a move for the Frenchman a year ago when they were quoted a £75million fee and £300,000-a-week wages.

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Real Madrid’s Isco is another player back on City’s radar, although a move for Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte has been put on hold after the Frenchman suffered a broken ankle.

Guardiola has been handed a blank cheque to rebuild City’s ageing squad – and he will not be wasting any time.

The Spaniard does not officially take over from Manuel Pellegrini until July 1.

And he could be without several of his players when pre-season training begins two weeks later depending on their progress at the Euros.

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The Euro final will take place in Paris on July 10 – and any players who have reached the latter stages of the tournament will be given a three-week break.

That means they will miss the pre-season tour of China, which will see City play local rivals Manchester United in Beijing on July 28 before a meeting with Dortmund three days later.

Guardiola will also have to plan for a Champions League play-off – if City finish fourth in the Premier League.

The first leg of the play-off is on August 16 or 17 – just days after the domestic season in England kicks off.

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