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Manchester City are prepared to let Eliaquim Mangala leave the club on a free transfer.

The 28-year-old signed for £42million back in 2014 and agreed a one-year contract extension in March keeping him at the club until June 2020, but, MEN Sport understands the club are now willing to let the defender leave on a free transfer.

It’s understood there has been interest from Turkey and Portugal but a deal is not yet close.

Mangala, who spent part of last season on loan at Everton, before returning with an injury, has not travelled with the team on their pre-season tour of Asia.

City already have 17 non-homegrown players besides Mangala - so wouldn’t be able to register him in Premier League and Champions League squads for the next campaign.

Mangala, who was signed by Manuel Pellegrini, has only made 81 first team appearances in his five years at the club and last featured for City in an under-23s fixture in April.

His last first team appearance was against Crystal Palace, in the league, in February 2018.