Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the club's interest in Schalke's Leroy Sane and Everton's John Stones.

The Premier League side have long been linked with a move for the duo, with Guardiola having already admitted his side's desire to land the 20-year-old Germany international.

"Sane is a player from Schalke. If he comes, we'll be happy. If he stays, I'll be happy for the Schalke fans," Guardiola told a media conference. 

"[In Stones' case,] it's the same answer for Sane - he's a player for Everton. Everyone knows we're going to try but we will see."

Sane has already handed in a transfer request with the Bundesliga side, but is contracted to Schalke until June 2019 - the same length of time Stones is tied to the Toffees.