In today’s press conference ahead of tomorrow’s match, Pep Guardiola hinted at the possibility of breaking Man City’s transfer limit.
Pep Guardiola hasn’t hesitated to spend elevated amounts of money for defensive players at Man City in the past. But he has never spent too much on offensive players. He knows that going after the best players in the world can mean his side would need to spend an insane amount of cash for a single player. With all the pressure that’s forming around Erling Haaland, Guardiola might change his mind this summer.
The young striker has been carefully analyzing his options in Spain and England to continue his career. In Guardiola’s case, he keeps sending mixed messages in regards to Haaland’s possible transfer. Initially, he praised the kid for his skills but only to deny he could go after the player. However, today was another step towards the direction of going after him with everything they got. Pep hinted at the chance of going above the €100 million mark for the first time at Manchester City.
Guardiola thinks City can spend over €100m.
“I don’t know, it’s a question for Dortmund, his agent [Mino Raiola], so I don’t know,” the City manager said via The Guardian. “I understand completely people ask about Haaland because of course he’s an exceptional striker but you understand it’s not appropriate for me to talk about a player from another club. The only thing I can say is that he is an exceptional striker. With his age, he is an exceptional striker. He’s a fantastic player – that’s all. Not for the fact we have not spent for one player a lot of money, gives you a disadvantage.
“Football is a team game, everyone makes his contribution, the guy who doesn’t play makes his contribution, the backroom staff and everyone, so it’s not just about one player, it’s about absolutely everyone. So far the club has decided not to spend close to £100m for a player, or more than £100m on a player. Maybe in the future it is going to happen if they decide it is necessary to improve the team for the next five, 10 years, for many reasons, but so far the club, the organization, the CEO, the sporting director decided not to do it and that’s why they didn’t do it. But maybe in the future – I don’t know.”
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