Among all the big teams in Europe's five major leagues, most of them have been very active in this transfer window, and have "cast a wide net" to find players who are suitable for their teams. Unlike these teams, Manchester City seem to be extraordinarily "calm", and they seem to have always held a wait-and-see attitude. Especially those players who have a very high profile in the transfer market, they are rarely associated with Manchester City. When word comes out that City are interested in these players, City's transfer operation is often already in a very deep stage, and there is only one step left before the transfer is completed. For example, Alvarez, who signed last season in the halfway mark, became a Manchester City player almost without warning.
In fact, objectively speaking, in the current European football world, excellent players are "rare", if within the budget range that the team can afford, many big teams must want to pocket these players as much as possible. For Manchester City, the reason why they prefer a concise and efficient transfer idea is mainly for two reasons: First, the team's lineup is relatively complete. In most positions, they do not have shortcomings, especially the players in the main squad are basically in the year of playing, the performance is quite good, and there is no particularly urgent need for reinforcements. And most of the main players are not facing the problem of contract renewal, and the number of players who want to leave the team voluntarily is small, which makes their squad look quite stable. Therefore, they only need to "choose the best of the best" in the transfer market, focusing on the quality of reinforcements.
Second, as one of the most "generous" teams in European football in the transfer market, the "bargaining" when players are introduced is not the focus of Manchester City's work. As long as it is a player who is looking for it, they don't seem to care too much about the "premium" on the player, and they can often finalize the transfer quickly. Haaland's transfer is a very typical example. Originally, Haaland's preferred team was not Manchester City, but because Real Madrid was still operating the transfer of other players, thus leaving a "hole" for Manchester City, and Manchester City did not live up to the "generosity" of the other side and finalized this capable goalscorer in an extremely efficient way. Just think, if Manchester City had let this transfer fall into a "tug-of-war" at that time, there would be great uncertainty about whether Haaland could successfully join the team after the competitors rejoined the battle. From this point of view, Manchester City's transfer operation idea is not only "a clear stream", but also from the actual effect, it is also unmatched by most teams.
In addition to being "unique" in terms of reinforcements, Manchester City also appears to be quite "generous" when facing players who want to leave the team. From the current situation, after Haaland comes to the team, their situation on the front line will change significantly. At the tactical level, since the team already has an extremely good scorer, the scoring tasks for wingers and midfielders will be significantly reduced. In most cases, they just had to send Haaland a good pass. Therefore, for a winger with excellent scoring ability like Jesus, his play space will be limited. That's probably one of the reasons the Brazilian attacker wants to leave the team. For this capable winger, Manchester City did not retain too much, nor did they set too high a transfer fee for him. It is reported that 5 teams have expressed interest in it. From City's point of view, they only need to receive a transfer fee of around 40 million euros to agree to the 50 million euros striker to leave the team.
In addition to Jesus, there is another main player of the team who has "decided to go", and he is Bernardo Silva. Of all the players in The Manchester City squad, Bernardo Silva is undoubtedly the player who has brought the most surprises to the team. As a midfielder, he contributed 13 goals and seven assists last season. In addition, his role on the pitch is not only reflected in these data, the Portuguese midfielder's role is quite important at both ends of the team's attack and defense. City are equally open to Bernardo Silva's departure. According to World Sports, Guardiola has communicated with the top midfielder and the two sides have negotiated the terms of the transfer: as long as a team can send an offer that meets expectations, Manchester City will agree to his transfer and departure.
In addition, in the backline, Cancelo has played significantly better on the left side than on the right, and with Walker's injuries gradually increasing, the team wants to sign a right-back at the main level. According to the Post, with Reece James' contract extension deadlocked, City have begun to seriously consider the possibility of signing him. In the transfer market, the wing attacker is worth 55 million euros. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)