Manchester City will compete in their first-ever Club World Cup this week and kick-off with a semi-final clash against Urawa Red Diamonds this evening.
29.11.2023 - 17:48 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City are known to be one of the most shrewd clubs when it comes to dealing in the transfer market.
Moving on the likes of Raheem Sterling, Ferran Torres and Gabriel Jesus at the correct time has yielded plenty of funds to correctly reinvest in Pep Guardiola's squad. The upcoming January transfer window could once again prove pivotal to City's hopes of silverware once again this season.
The Blues were linked with plenty of high-profile names across the summer months and opted to bring in the likes of Josep Gvardiol and Jeremy Doku, who have both so far proved to be well worth the £77.6m and £55.5m fees they opted to pay to RB Leipzig and Rennes respectively.
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With manager Guardiola known to be keen on keeping every player on his toes in terms of competition for places, could we see the Blues dip into the market this January once more? We here at MENSport have picked out four players Man City could look at in just a couple of months' time...
Age: 28
Current club: Bayern Munich
A player known very well already to Guardiola, City have continually been linked with one of Bayern's star men for many a season. Tedious links continued in the summer, especially given the uncertainty surrounding the future of Kalvin Phillips, after his sub-par performances so far at the Etihad Stadium.
The German international is under contract until 2025 at the Allianz Arena, but is yet to fully commit to a new deal. Adding further fuel to the fire, sources state Kimmich would be open to seeking pastures new, as he now enters the final 18 months of his deal.
Age: 24
Current
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