Samir Nasri’s Manchester City Career One of Huge Promise & Unfulfilled Potential

Sunday’s 15-minute cameo against West Ham United proved to be nothing more than a shop-window opportunity. Samir Nasri has joined Sevilla on a season-long loan from Manchester City, according to Sky Sports, despite suggestions after the game he could stay.

“Nasri can stay,” Pep Guardiola told reports after the 3-1 win. “Samir arrived overweight but after seven days, ten days, it was fantastic how he trained.

“It depends on him. If he wants to help us and stay to be part of something, it depends on him.”

Samir Nasri has joined Sevilla from Manchester City on a season-long loan https://t.co/JUSarKWFcP #DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/ojYRxQa52T

— Sky Football ⚽️ (@SkyFootball) August 31, 2016

It seems, then, that Nasri has called time on his City career. The likelihood now is he would look to find a permanent move in the summer, and he will surely regret how his time at the club has panned out.

“His quality is another level,” Guardiola admitted on Sunday. It’s an opinion that is reflected across City’s fanbase. When Nasri was fit and at his best, there were very few in the Blues squad who could match his technical brilliance. Too often, though, his form has wavered, undermined by his attitude and approach to professional football. His career at the Etihad Stadium, which has seen him win two Premier League titles and a League Cup, could have been so much more.

Hart and Nasri leaving on the same day. If that doesn’t make you feel sad at all then chances are you’ve never been to City.

— Liam. (@mcfc_lw) August 31, 2016

His first season was excellent. City won their first league title in 44 years and Nasri was a key figure, playing 45 games in all competitions and scoring six goals. He was a creative force, a player who could produce that moment of improvised brilliance to create an opportunity. He wasn’t just an effective part of City’s attack, he was a player who set the pulses racing in the stands and represented the team’s desire to play a more open, expansive style.

He followed his dream debut season with an underwhelming one (a pattern he would later repeat). “I would like to give him a punch,” said former City manager Roberto Mancini after Nasri had starred in a 3-1 win over Newcastle United back in 2013 (via …

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