This winter, Manchester City is counting on the transfer market to save its season. Indeed, the Skyblues have experienced many problems, between injuries and results far from expectations. After 20 days of the Premier League, the Mancunian team is in sixth position in the standings and seems completely lost in the title race. To try to get out of this, the British team will make changes and new blood within its XXL squad. Pep Guardiola spoke about his club’s needs yesterday.
“We have had difficulties on defense this season. From the start of the season, it was the back and the middle. Up front, we are more or less good, but behind, all season long, we have had difficulty. The residents of the Etihad Stadium therefore expect people in the middle and behind, even if Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), is favored by management as revealed by us. In defense, Lensois Abdukodir Khusanov is targeted. “The club has not announced anything. I don’t know”Guardiola said yesterday about him.
Agreement reached for Vitor Reis
If these two files seem well advanced, it is another player who will first join the English champions during the month of January. Sky Germany revealed overnight that Manchester City have reached an agreement to sign Vitor Reis. Aged 19, this defender plays for Palmeiras in Brazil. Last week, UOL also revealed that the Skyblues had sent a first offer of €40 million to secure the services of the Brazilian and above all to double the competition, embodied in particular by Real Madrid.
Sky Germany and other media indicate that the operation will be completed for around €40 million. There are still final details to be resolved this Tuesday, but his arrival is practically complete. The player waits while waiting for the two clubs to finalize the operation. Then, he will then undergo his medical examination before signing his contract. Enough to relieve Pep Guardiola, who is expecting reinforcements very quickly so that his team can get back on track and play the football he wants.
