DJ Clichy! Manchester City defender reveals talent on the decks and his travel essentials

• The Frenchman claims he 'travels light' despite taking a full DJ set up 
• Manchester City have travelled to Australia for a pre-season tour 
• City will play Real Madrid, Roma and Melbourne City in a tournament

By Alex Sharp for MailOnline

Published: 07:56 EST, 14 July 2015 | Updated: 09:03 EST, 14 July 2015

Manchester City are currently down under in Australia fine tuning their game ahead of their Premier League title challenge but Gael Clichy has other ideas.

The defender claims to ‘travel light’ but has become so addicted to his hobby of DJing that he has taken a full set of decks on tour.

Talking to the club’s CityTV, Clichy reveals to the cameras what he packs for team trips during a ‘What’s in your suitcase’ feature.

Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has been practising his DJing on pre-season tour in Australia 

Clichy is also to maintain a healthy diet and shows the camera his array of gluten free snacks for the tour

‘I try to travel light. The most personal things I take are my music, some books and that’s it.’

Despite risking the wrath of manager Manuel Pellegrini, the left-back practises late into the night to hone his DJ skills, ‘I had never done it until the last six or seven months with my friend in Manchester and I was thinking it would be really easy but it’s really difficult but once you get going it’s so addictive. I don’t know if I should be doing this here because I go to bed late usually.’

Having spun his favourite hip hop and RnB tracks, the 29-year-old is now considering what he can label his DJ name.

‘I haven’t found a name yet,’ added Clichy. ‘I’ve got something in mind but I can’t give it to you yet. It has to be more professional.’

The Frenchman my even make his DJ debut at a team BBQ as the squad tries to relax ahead of the gruelling campaign.

‘It’s hard but I’m getting there, we might have a BBQ and we might be looking for someone to play the music, so we shall see.’

The Frenchman invited CityTV into his bedroom in Australia to check out his full DJ set-up 

Clichy opened his suitcase for the cameras, which included a selection of gluten free snacks 'for training'

The defender likes to smell fresh and travels with his favourite aftershave which is called Spicebomb

Delving deeper into his suitcase, Clichy displays all the Manchester City training kit the squad wears

During his time off away from football Clichy has become addicted to DJing and travels with a full set of decks

The left-back showed off his skills to the club's CityTV during a break from pre-season training in Australia

City have touched down in Australia for a tour which will include matches against Real Madrid, Roma and sister club Melbourne City, and began training on Friday.

Clichy has certainly arrived well prepared for life on tour, taking his own array of snacks. ‘I’m big on organic foods. If there is one piece of advice I can give to anyone is to take care of themselves by eating well.’

The former Arsenal defender is also prepared if Pellegrini allows the squad to sample the night life in Melbourne.

‘I have two t-shirts and a pair of jeans just in case the manager is nice enough to give us a night out.’

It remains to be seen whether Clichy’s DJ debut will go down well with the City squad.

Clichy sprints during a fitness drill in Australia as the team prepare to face Real Madrid and AS Roma

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