Manchester City came in as a sturdy favorite last summer – once again tipped to win it all. But a series of catastrophic setbacks derailed their season, culminating in the first trophy -free campaign of the club in eight years. They won nothing, despite Pep Guardiola who recently points to their victory in the Shield community in August – the traditional season opener between the competition champions and the FA Cup winners.
Injuries and absence in the long term, especially those of Rodri, weighed heavily in the team.
Hoping to save the season, the club's hierarchy played in the Etihad during the winter transfer window, so that four new signing sessions were brought in. It turned out to be a mistake. “If I look back on last summer, I think we should have been more aggressive in some of the changes we had to make,” Club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak admitted in an interview with the official channels of the city. “We didn't do that, and it cost us the season.”
The proposed remedy? Open the checkbook. Speaking from Abu Dhabi, Al Mubarak confirmed that City will spend large. “Four players arrived in January, which gives an idea of ​​what will come this summer. We will continue to continue and meet the needs of the club.” The Sheikh made clear: millions will be spent in the coming weeks. “We will continue to do our work with a clear plan. Our goal is to have a new team ready for the club World Cup.”
Different names are already linked in the English press. The list of goals is growing, although there is still work to do. City recently pulled himself out of the race to sign Florian Wirtz, but has shifted the focus to other players. Rayan Cherki from Olympique Lyonnais has emerged as a potential plan B.
According to the Daily Mail, the citizens are also willing to offer more than € 65 million for Tijjani Reijnders, aimed at signing Milan's midfielder before their American tour. Morgan Gibbs-White-impressively in the unexpected run of Nottingham Forest-Heel also pulled the eye of the city. Another player on their radar is Rayan Aït-Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers, seen as a solution for the left-wing role.
The city also explores options for right back reinforcements. And if Ederson or Stefan Ortega leaves this summer, Diogo Costa from Porto is the leading candidate to take over between the posts.