Manchester City and Pep Guardiola are widely recognised as innovators within football. They have helped to advance sports science with strategies ranging from ultra-individualised nutrition and

Manager Pep Guardiola has seven centre-backs at the club after the January signings of Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov, but Dias has remained a regular when fit during his five seasons in Manchester.

Manchester City have reportedly reached an agreement in principle with defender Ruben Dias to extend his stay at the Etihad.