Reports suggest that Pep Guardiola will be given a significant amount of money to use for transfers in the upcoming January window. Despite making minimal investments during the summer, City only added Brazilian talent Savinho for £21m and welcomed back former captain Ilkay Gundogan on a free transfer. Guardiola is known for only bringing in players who can make a difference in his team, which has been dominant in the English top-flight and secured a Champions League victory last year.
The team’s strong start to the new season, highlighted by Erling Haaland’s consecutive hattricks in wins over Ipswich and West Ham, has placed City at the top of the Premier League standings before the international break. Now, rivals can expect City to continue their strong performance, as club officials have decided to allocate a £100m budget for Guardiola to spend in the typically quieter January transfer window, as reported by The Sun.
It is rumored that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will receive a substantial amount of money to spend on transfers during the upcoming January transfer window.
The city will be well-equipped to bring in new players during the upcoming January transfer window.
The departure of Julian Alvarez from Manchester City to Atletico Madrid has left the Premier League champions with a shortage of options in the striker department. This creates an opportunity for City to possibly bring in a new star player with the transfer fee that was previously spent on Jack Grealish’s record-breaking signing three years ago. Alternatively, they could invest in up-and-coming players with potential, similar to their recruitment of Belgian talent Jeremy Doku.
Guardiola is disappointed by Alvarez’s departure, as he had hoped to keep the Argentine striker at the club. Bringing in another centre-forward would provide some relief for Haaland, who is now City’s only senior first-team striker. In the event of an injury to Haaland, Guardiola would need to rely on promoting young academy players or playing other team members out of position.
Although City previously showed interest in German talents Musiala and Wirtz, it is unlikely that these attackers would leave their current teams in the middle of the season.
