Three successive defeats spells crisis in Manchester City’s world and also brings fresh focus onto the club’s transfer plans for January. But Pep Guardiola is trying to remain calm after losses to Tottenham Hotspur, Bournemouth and Sporting, and sources close to the Etihad Stadium insist the boss is not pushing for big new signings to arrive.
The midfield addition would help to replace the injured Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, while the forward reinforcement could go some way to reducing the workload on Erling Haaland, who is being relied upon for minutes and goals. Finding players as back-up is not easy but has to be considered. Away from the defensive midfield and centre forward dilemma, one player of interest to follow over the coming months in a transfer sense could be Shakhtar Donetsk’s Georgiy Sudakov. He put in a great performance against Young Boys, producing a lovely assist and beautiful goal in a 2-1 Champions League win over Young Boys on Wednesday.
Manchester City are reportedly interested in Inter Milan midfielder
Manchester City are reportedly interested in Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu but face competition from Bayern Munich for his signature. Pep Guardiola is considering a move for a new defensive midfielder to cover for superstar Rodri, who is currently sidelined with a serious knee injury.
Vincent Kompany’s side were interested in the Inter Milan star before the start of this season but ultimately were unable to sign him as he wanted to stay in the Serie A. However, the report claims that Inter are now willing to consider offers in the region of €45m (£37.4m / $48.7m) for Calhanoglu.
