Pep Guardiola says Man City star ‘wants to leave’ in honest admission

Pep Guardiola says Oscar Bobb is keen to leave Manchester City.

Bobb joined City as a 16-year-old, and despite making 47 appearances for the first team, his game time on the pitch has been limited.

This season, the Norwegian winger has started just five Premier League games, although he has missed the last seven league fixtures with a hamstring injury.

But the signing of Antoine Semenyo this month will make Bobb’s chances of becoming a regular starter even slimmer, and a move away from City could be in the offing.

Guardiola couldn’t say whether that would happen this month but spoke frankly on the player’s desire to leave the Etihad Stadium.

When asked about Bobb’s future at the club after City’s 2-0 win over Wolves last weekend, Guardiola said: “I don’t know yet. I know there are rumours, I know there are talks but I don’t know right now.”

And when asked if Bobb wants to leave, before making an exit from the press conference, Guardiola responded: “I think so.”