Pep Guardiola Reflects on Manchester City’s Transfer Investments Compared to Chelsea’s Spending

In the midst of the whirlwind of the summer market, Pep Guardiola He made an interesting reflection on Manchester City’s investment in transfers.

“I couldn’t be sitting here if we spent what Chelsea have spent in the last two windows. you will kill me for sure We will be under scrutiny that you cannot imagine,” seal Pep referring to the 1,013 million euros! invested in the last two seasons by the ‘blues’ under Boehly’s mandate. A large outlay that his team has also made since the arrival of Mansour (United Arab Emirates) in 2008, increased with his landing on the Etihad bench in 2016.

I couldn’t be sitting here if we spent what Chelsea have spent on the last two windows. you would kill me

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager

“Just look at the net spending over the last five, six, or seven years. And even this one. There is another thing that I really like. People say that Chelsea or any team buy this player. At City, only Guardiola pays to buy footballers. I don’t have enough money in my pocket to buy the players I have”, joked Pep. In his ‘era’, the ‘cityzens’ have signed for a value of 1,420 ‘kilos’ and sold for 643. A balance in their accounts that they have followed looking this season with the departures of Mahrez (35 million, Al Ahli), Laporte (27.5, Al Nassr)… until entering 67.5 to spend 179.1. Or the last campaign in which 152.5 million were left… and they sold for 162.2!, ending with a positive balance (+9.7).

Guardiola: “If I spent like Chelsea you would kill me”

A greater ‘containment’ in the market that has not prevented them from continuing to succeed on the pitch. City have won 15 titles in the last seven years under Guardiola. Five of the last six Premiers, two FA Cups, four League Cups, two Community Shields, one European Super Cup and one Champions League that shaped a historic treble last season.

looking for new parts

However, De Bruyne’s injury and the exits of Mahrez, Gndogan… have forced them to buy more. “We have to make important decisions…”, said pep. And the last to arrive has been Tissue. The Belgian winger has landed at the Etihad for 60 million to fill the gap in the Algerian band. Kovacic landed to relieve Gndogan and now they are looking for the replacement of KDB (they have launched for Nunes (Wolverhampton). Everything to continue building a block with which to ‘attack’ all the trophies.

Doku rounds off an eleven of 756.9 million! that could be formed only with signings from the ‘Pep era’. Important pieces that remain in the club such as Grealish (117.5), Rodri (70), Dias (71.6), Haaland (60), Bernado Silva (50) and Ederson (40), new additions such as Doku (60) and Gvardiol (90), players who can leave for Barcelona like Cancelo (65) and footballers who have already left like Laporte (65) and Mahrez (67.8) would draw a lineup from which others like Stones (55.6), Walker (52.7), San ( 52), Phillips (49), Ak (45.3)… and so many players who have arrived in this period to lift 15 trophies. A great team

2023-08-25 08:53:00
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