Guardiola: 'My playing style requires expensive players' - Sport #36

Man City pulled out of the deal in Riyad Mahrez at the last minute by not agreeing to a $ 135m bid from Leicester. Coach Pep Guardiola's team only wants to spend up to 92 million dollars.

"I admire the team when it comes to the market, in the future, we can buy players at $ 130 million, but it must be very special." At this time, City can not bear That price, "Guardiola said after the January 2018 transfer period ended. "People say we have nothing but money, but Man City are not the richest club in the world, and we are working hard to build the team up to the level of Barcelona and Bayern."

"In order to pursue the current game, we have to buy more players, not one person.I'm not a magic man.We have to buy people who are 60, 70 or 80 million dollars, what difference I need so many players and the club is supporting me by bringing these great players here. "To improve the team, we need good players, and they are expensive."

Man City broke the transfer record for $ 80m for Aymeric Laporte midfielder Athletic Bilbao. This is also the most expensive defensive player in the world. However, City have also abandoned big deals such as Alexis Sanchez and Riyad Mahrez that the two players were screaming. Man City only paid $ 26 million for Sanchez and was rejected by Arsenal, turning to Manchester United's Mkhitaryan.

Pep Guardiola burned up $ 650 million after only a year and a half in the City seat. Meanwhile, the liquidation of players in this time is less than a quarter (about 160 million dollars).