Manchester City have reportedly told Juventus that Samir Nasri is not for sale after the Italian champions expressed their interest in pursuing a move for the midfielder.

The France international featured eight times for City during the first two months of the season, but was ruled out for four to six months with a tendon injury earlier this week.

Despite the fact that the 28-year-old has started just one Premier League game for the club this season, The Mirror reports that Manuel Pellegrini's side have insisted that he is not for sale.

Juventus were allegedly ready to pay £10m for the former Arsenal midfielder, who has not appeared for City since October 17.

Nasri has played 170 times for the former Premier League champions since moving from the Gunners in 2011.