As much as Guardiola's recruited players have helped the team win some trophies, their presence equally reduced the chances of seeing many academy players break into the team.

Tosin Adarabioyo is one of academy products whose future at Etihad remains unclear due to his inability to displace any of Pep Guardiola's regular centre-backs.

To add more to the youngster's predicament, Manchester city completed their move for Aymeric Laporte last year, meaning John Stones, Vincent Kompany and the former Athletic Bilbao star are at loggerheads for the two centre-back positions.

The 21-year-old made his first-team debut in 2016  but couldn't maintain a place in City's squad, no thanks to the presence of well-established defenders who are above him in the pecking order.

Though the youngster is doing great with West Brom, it remains unknown if he will be given a chance to prove his worth in the 2019-20 season.

As it stands, Adarabioyo's future at the Etihad Stadium is largely in the dark as it is yet to be seen if Guardiola will include him in his plans for next season.