Manchester City are looking to sanction the departure of James McAtee quickly.

The attacker has been linked with multiple English clubs in recent weeks, and a report from Football Insider claims that Manchester City will sell him to comply with financial fair play regulations.

The England Under-21 international is highly rated in the Premier League, and it will be interesting to see where he ends up. He needs to join a club where he will play regularly. Meanwhile, selling him will register pure profit on Manchester City’s books and will help them with PSR regulations.

“The key here for [McAtee] is that Man City probably will cash in on him because it’s a pure profit on their FFP and PSR”, .

“It could be a good deal for City to let him go, having spent quite heavily in the last couple of transfer windows.”

Manchester City reportedly value McAtee at around £25 million, and it remains to be seen if any club is willing to meet that valuation. There is no doubt that he is a tremendous talent with a bright future and could develop into a key player for most Premier League teams. If he fulfils his potential in the coming seasons, Manchester City could end up regretting their decision to let him leave.

Man City should cash in on McAtee

However, Manchester City have plenty of attacking options at their disposal and will not be able to offer McAtee regular game time. It makes sense for them to sell the player so that he can continue his development with regular football. The 22-year-old should look to join a competitive team in the Premier League, where he will play regularly and compete at a high level.

Manchester City have been very active in the transfer market since the start of the year. They are looking to bring in quality players who will help them get back to the top of English football once again. It remains to be seen whether they can use the funds from the departure of the England under-21 international to improve the squad further.