£100 million! Manchester City's first signing of the summer was confirmed, and the midfield supergiant was coming, and Guardiola smiled

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2024-05-25 15:55Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

Just now, according to the exact news brought by the British media Sky Sports. Premier League giants Manchester City are still exploring a move for Guimaraes and have made contact with the team again. For Manchester City, they don't have a lot of targets to make reinforcements this summer, so they can focus on a transfer for Guimaraes. Whether it's the player's salary package or the transfer budget that comes up, Manchester City can easily meet it.

It is reported that Manchester City is still dissatisfied with the overall squad of the team. Although the team won the Premier League this season, their defeat in the Champions League made the team aware of the shortcomings of the squad. Manchester City do look very luxurious on paper at this stage, but there is also a problem, and that is the team's midfield. The midfield update in last season's transfer window did not live up to expectations. The team let go of veterans such as Gundogan, but the new arrivals Mateo Kovacic and Nunes performed very poorly. Guardiola's effect in the rotation is not ideal.

According to the original plan, the team could use the rotation of Kovacic and others to keep the team's midfield competitive in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne. However, the reality was that both midfield stars were embarrassed, and Foden's injury and absence had to allow Foden to drop back and put Alvarez in his original position. After dropping back or changing the position of the striker, the quality of Manchester City's attack naturally declined. That's why Manchester City dropped to fourth in the league in the early part of the season. It can be said that the unsatisfactory effect of the midfield change is an important reason why Manchester City's results this season have not met expectations.

And all this is naturally due to the hesitation of Manchester City's top brass in the transfer window last year, when they had the opportunity to sign Rice for 100 million euros to strengthen the team. However, the hierarchy decided that the price was a bit too risky, and in the end, in hesitation, Arsenal succeeded in cutting off Rice. City then had to settle for the next best thing, signing Mateo Kovacic and Nunez. The total price of the two is also as high as 100 million, but the effect is obviously not as good as Rice's alone.

To this day, there are still many Manchester City fans who complain that they have spent the same price and bought players who are two grades less effective, which is indeed a bit unjust. If Rice had been signed at that time, Manchester City might have already reached the Champions League final this season. Therefore, after learning their lesson, the Manchester City hierarchy were very decisive in their Guimaraes deal this summer. According to Sky Sports reporter Jacobs, while Newcastle's willingness to sell is not strong, Manchester City are ready to activate the player's liquidated damages directly.

Guimaraes' contract includes a £100 million release clause that runs until the final week of June. Manchester City are ready to activate it directly to sign the player. Guimaraes has made 50 appearances for Newcastle in all competitions this season, scoring seven goals and providing 10 assists. For a midfielder of his type, such statistics are very luxurious. And in the same time period, he contributed 88 tackles that were in the top two of all Premier League midfielders. His improvement in defence and toughness is evident. The player also has excellent dribbling attacking ability, and he has the delicate skills of the Brazilian player, which makes him comfortable in the attacking and defensive rhythm of the Premier League. For Manchester City at the moment, Guimaraes' type of midfielder is really what they need, and his arrival can well share the defensive pressure in the team's midfield, while also replacing some of De Bruyne's responsibilities.

It has been helpful for the midfield and the composition of the new structure, which is why Manchester City are willing to spend £100 million to sign him. Considering that the player is only 26 years old, this price is still more appropriate. And Manchester City don't have many targets this summer, and with their transfer budget, signing Guimaraes is a no-brainer. It is worth mentioning that authoritative journalist Fabrizio Romano also confirmed this news, so the deal can be said to be a certainty in the future.

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