The trio were not among the 21 players registered with UEFA, but new signing John Stones did make the cut, reports the Manchester Evening News.
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Bony moved to the Etihad during the 2015 January transfer window after his impressive form for Swansea.
Italian clubs AC Milan, Inter Milan and Roma are interested in signing him, but City will also now allow striker Bony and centre-back Mangala leave – if the price is right. “Therefore, returning to Swansea is not included in his plans”.
City are believed to be ready to listen to offers in the region of £17m for Nasri, who appears to be training away from the main group in recent video footage.
The Ivory Coast global did not feature against Arsenal in their recent pre-season friendly on Sunday either despite being fit the play which was another signal that head coach Pep Guardiola has no plans for Bony this season.
Bony featured in City’s two other preseason friendlies against Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund but stayed in Manchester over the weekend as Guardiola’s side were beaten 3-2 by the Gunners. Except for the second goal, which was the quality of the Arsenal players, the chances that we conceded were our mistakes, but that can happen.
“Mangala, the same as (Bacary) Sagna, came in the last (few) days and Bony, of course he could come because he made a very good pre-season”.
“Bony is a really good guy and he’s trained really good so I don’t have any complaints about that”.
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Summer arrival Leroy Sane has also been named in the squad, suggesting rumours of an eight week lay-off are wide of the mark.
