Replacing De Bruyne: How Man City could rebuild their midfield

Manchester City face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semifinals on Sunday (stream LIVE at 11:25 a.m. ET on ESPN+) Manchester City director of football Hugo Viana took over from Txiki Begiristain in October .

Kevin De Bruyne , Ilkay Gündogan and Bernardo Silva are set to leave the Etihad in the summer .

Viana will have to work out how to revamp the club's midfield this summer .

Morgan Gibbs-White blossoms in a No. 10 role at Nottingham Forest .

Dejan Kulusevski , Conor Gallagher and Tijjani Reijnders are all-action central midfielders.

Conor Gallagher has had a slightly underwhelming debut season at Atlético Madrid .

The Brazil international would provide a solidifying presence in City 's midfield and while Guardiola would probably prefer a more creative player next to Rodri , the Atalanta midfielder is mobile, high on stamina, positionally aware, and brings an added layer of defensive sturdiness. Given license to roam forward, he's also capable of making deep runs into the box (his headed winner away at Milan last weekend is a case in point) to make an impact on the attacking side. Key stat: His six recoveries per 90 minutes are impressive numbers for a central midfielder who spends time in the attacking end..