City are set to be without Fernandinho, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte and Kyle Walker this weekend with Rodri likely to fill in at centre-back alongside Nathan Ake.On paper, it certainly seems a far wiser strategy than to keep an unhappy player hanging around for no reason as his value diminishes week by week.Having clinched the league title in five of his last seven seasons in club football, Conte remains one of the world's most talented coaches.Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has not put him on the pitch yet in Qatar, an extreme rejection which confirms he is back-up only to the untouchable superstar Lionel Messi.Whereas most clubs have the class and decency to break the news in a scheduled meeting, one does hear of head coaches who have been informed via email or other means. In one recent example, one top league head coach was relieved of his duties and told not to report for work via a WhatsApp voice message.The Dutch giants believe they are financially strong enough to hold firm on their _45m valuation of Martinez and asking price of around _70m for Brazil winger Antony, The Sun has said Barcelona Tr_ja.