The loan system can be a great way to develop players and prepare them for first-team football.
It is something that Manchester City look to utilise sufficiently in order to see their young talent fully-fledged and ready for the demands of regular football.
The experience of playing league football at a good standard is so valuable for youngsters, who would normally only find themselves coming up against young players in the U-21 league.
This season, City have loaned out a number of promising prospects in the hope that it will add that polish needed to figure at such a high-level.
Here are five City loanees who could be part of first-team plans in the future.
