{"id":1140523,"date":"2022-07-03T07:13:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T07:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/03\/official-manchester-city-announce-departure-of-a-player-and-other-deals-as-of-july-2nd-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-07-03T07:13:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T07:13:36","slug":"official-manchester-city-announce-departure-of-a-player-and-other-deals-as-of-july-2nd-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/03\/official-manchester-city-announce-departure-of-a-player-and-other-deals-as-of-july-2nd-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL: Manchester City Announce Departure of a Player and Other Deals as of July 2nd, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d3db2051e53648d9a2afd3d299359258\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joined Manchester City in 2019 from Japan&#8217;s top-flight outfit Kawasaki Frontale but never had the opportunity to feature in any of their games, Ko Itakura had reportedly parted ways with &#8220;the Cityzens&#8221; today.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old defensive midfielder since his move to Etihad has been on loan with two different teams &#8211; FC Groningen and Schalke 04 and unsure of his future under Pep Guardiola in the foreseeable future -he has sealed a permanent move to Bundesliga giants Borussia M&#8217;gladbach.<\/p>\n<p>A reported fee of \u20ac1.1M triggered by Manchester City three years ago &#8211; it is thought they have made \u20ac3.9M in surplus following the Japanese departure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d587723572744656997afad9a970767e\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">James Balagizi<\/strong><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\"> &#8211; a product of the Liverpool Academy, it is understood the English midfielder has completed a seasonal loan move to fourth-tier outfit Crawley Town today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmanuel Latte Lath<\/strong> &#8211; spent his seventh loan spell with Serie B side SPAL last season, the 23-year-old Ivorian forward has reportedly sealed a season-loan move away from the Gewiss Stadium to Switzerland -FC St. Gallen as his new home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zinedine Machach<\/strong> &#8211; joined Napoli as a free agent in 2017, but never had the opportunity to make an appearance, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder has been confirmed by Greece&#8217;s top-tier Ionikos today as their latest signing in a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5d024fb901244a44bc7500b69a9c039c\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karim Konate<\/strong> &#8211; sparked campaign with home-based top-flight ASEC Mimosas, the 18-year-old Ivorian forward has reportedly been signed by Austria champions Red Bull Salzburg for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>Konate is understood to have joined league rivals FC Liefering on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ae36609f3b294da3a3add2a4224d7bef\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Source: sofascore<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: JKQ_Honourable (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nEnglish<br \/>\nEtihad<br \/>\nIvorian<br \/>\nJames Balagizi<br \/>\nManchester City<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joined Manchester City in 2019 from Japan&#8217;s top-flight outfit Kawasaki Frontale but never had the opportunity to feature in any of their games, Ko Itakura had reportedly parted ways with &#8220;the Cityzens&#8221; today. 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