Pep Guardiola believes Man City would be ‘killed’ if they were spending like Chelsea.
The Man City coach claims his team will be under scrutiny if City spent like Chelsea in the last two summer windows.
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has spent over £1bn on players over the last 12 months.
Man City has faced 115 Premier League charges for alleged breaches of financial regulations but Guardiola claims their approach has always been judicious.
They might delve into the market in the final weeks of the summer window to address Kevin de Bruyne’s prolonged injury.
“For Chelsea it is easier than us,” Guardiola said. “I couldn’t sit here if we spent what Chelsea spent in the last two transfer windows – you would kill me. We’d be under scrutiny like you couldn’t imagine.
“We have to see what happens in the market and if we can do it and to pay what we believe is fair. We wanted [Harry] Maguire [in 2019] and didn’t buy him because we didn’t want to pay, we wanted [Marc] Cucurella [last summer] and didn’t pay, we wanted Alexis Sánchez [2018] and didn’t pay. In the end we will pay what is fair to do it. Otherwise we have the academy.
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“For Chelsea it is easier than us,” Guardiola said. “I couldn’t sit here if we spent what Chelsea spent in the last two transfer windows – you would kill me. We’d be under scrutiny like you couldn’t imagine.
“We have to see what happens in the market and if we can do it and to pay what we believe is fair. We wanted [Harry] Maguire [in 2019] and didn’t buy him because we didn’t want to pay, we wanted [Marc] Cucurella [last summer] and didn’t pay, we wanted Alexis Sánchez [2018] and didn’t pay. In the end we will pay what is fair to do it. Otherwise we have the academy.
