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Manchester City trio Martin Petrov, Benjani
Mwaruwari and Sylvinho will all leave Eastlands this summer after
the club opted not to offer them new contracts.
All three were used only sparingly by boss Roberto Mancini last
season and their departures were expected, with the Italian set to
bring in a number of players during the close season.
Petrov was signed by Sven-Goran Eriksson from Atletico Madrid in
2007 and enjoyed an impressive debut season on the wing.
But the Bulgarian's time at City was blighted by injuries and he
leaves having made 57 starts, scoring 15 goals.
Striker Benjani was another Eriksson purchase, arriving from
Portsmouth in January 2008 after netting on a regular basis during
the first half of the season.
He made an instant impact by scoring the winner on his debut
against Manchester United but he faded out of the picture and spent
the end of this season on loan at Barclays Premier League rivals
Sunderland, where he failed to score in eight matches.
Brazil defender Sylvinho joined City last summer after helping
Barcelona win the Champions League but the 36-year-old was
restricted to only nine starts.
Youngsters Jack Redshaw, Tobias Johansen and Karl Moore have
also been released.
