Manchester City are among the richest clubs in the world, with spending power that other teams have dreamed of. In the 2020-21 season, they regained the Premier League title and will struggle to defend their title after a strong performance in the first half of the new season. Guardiola broke Britain's transfer record by signing Glalis from Aston Villa for £100 million, adding a heavyweight weight to his team that won this summer. They have since tried to spend more money signing Harry Kane from Tottenham, but the deal never materialized. As City continue to storm domestic honours and the Champions League, Guardiola may try to add more strength to his side, especially after Ferran Torres joins Barcelona. So what does the Blue Moon do in the winter window?
City have one of the best goalkeepers in the world, with Ederson and Steffen solid in their goal, so things between the goalposts don't have to worry about. The only possible adjustment Pep Guardiola could make to the backline in January was the left-back position. Cancelo has done well in this position, but if Kyle Walker can't play, he can also play as a right-back. Zinchenko often plays as a full-back at Manchester City, but he is a midfielder and the Role of the Ukrainian at Manchester City is debatable before he begins to prepare to leave Manchester City for more playing time. The transfer of Anderlecht full-back Sergio Gomez has already been mentioned. The club's centre-backs are Ruben Díaz, Laporte, Stones and Acre, with relatively abundant manpower.
The reinforcement of the centre-back will be a problem for the club this summer, as City will sooner or later need a replacement for Fernandinho as the Brazilian, now 36 years old, is coming to an end to his top-level career. Manchester City and Barcelona's Nico and Zaccaria from the Bundesliga are linked, but neither deal is likely to be completed in the winter window as Fernandinho will wait until the summer contract expires. De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan and Bernardo Silva have a well-functioning midfield line-up that none of these players will leave.
City tried to pay £130 million to sign Kane last summer, and although they proved to be playing well without an orthodox centre-forward, so theoretically no additional signings were needed, Guardiola's continued absence of a positive centre-forward may not be in line with the team's long-term plans. The club are still looking for Aguero's replacement and now That Ferran Torres is also gone, their attacking ability is a bit weaker than before. Sure, the ideal acquisition target would be Haaland, but Borussia Dortmund is unlikely to get him out of the season. City are likely to opt for Fiorentina striker Vlahović and Salzburg striker Benjamin Cesco, although the latter represents an investment in the future rather than a player who goes straight into the first team. As for the departure side, Sterling made a departure earlier in the season, although discussions about it have subsided in recent months.