"My daughter's face changed colour - it looks like she's been living in a cave'' Nolito blames England weather

Manchester City have given Nolito permission to speak to Sevilla as he moaned that his time in England was 'like living in a cave'.

During a bizarre interview in Spain, the winger claimed his daughter Lola's face had changed colour because of the North West weather.

They are comments unlikely to go down well in Manchester after last summer's £13.8million signing from Celta Vigo failed to live up to early season hype.

City want £12m for a permanent deal but Sevilla would prefer a loan switch. Either way, his exit looks set to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

By January, the £100,000-a-week star was effectively deemed surplus to requirements by Pep Guardiola and embarrassingly sidelined by Jesus Navas.

'My daughter’s face has changed colour — it looks like she’s been living in a cave,' the 30-year-old told Spanish radio station El Transistor. 

'I have learnt very, very little English — it’s very hard. Just "tomorrow", "good morning", "good afternoon" and a little more.

The 30-year-old joined Manchester City from Celta Vigo in July for a fee of £13.8million

The winger has struggled to adapt to life in Manchester since his move to the Premier League

'I don’t think City are counting on me too much, given how I’ve played since January.' 

Vigo and Real Betis are interested in taking Nolito on loan, while he was spotted talking to Sevilla's sporting director Oscar Arias in an ice cream parlour on Tuesday.

But Nolito, who was one of Guardiola's first signings as City boss, said he was merely shopping in Seville when he bumped into Arias by chance.

Nolito failed to make a Premier League start in 2017 - his last coming in December against Hull

‘I was just casually shopping for clothes for my wife in Seville,’ he added. ‘I went to get a coffee and bumped into Sevilla’s director of football casually.

‘I later met the Sevilla president, and I’m just glad no-one took a photo.

‘I don’t think City are counting on me too much, given how I’ve played since January.

‘I am under the contract, so the club will decide, but I want to leave. I haven’t played in six months. I will do everything possible to make Spain’s World Cup squad.’

Nolito wants regular club football in a bid to make Spain's squad for World Cup 2018