The losing streak is over.
Man City bosses set ominous Champions League target after Istanbul
18.09.2023 - 17:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City want to dominate the Champions League after finally clinching their first trophy.
A 1-0 win over Inter in Istanbul in June ensured victory at the seventh attempt for Pep Guardiola as the club tasted triumph in its 12th year in the competition. After years of being unable to marry their domestic dominance - five Premier League titles in the last six years - with European success, the Blues finally won the last trophy that their owners have been desperate to win, with owner Sheikh Mansour attending just the second match of his 15-year ownership to see them complete the Treble.
That could have been seen as the completion of a circle, and some wondered if there would be the same appetite to invest in the team given all major honours had now been won. However, chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was already thinking about the next Champions League final as he celebrated in Turkey and further talks in Abu Dhabi at the end of the season cemented the next ambition for City to now replicate their Premier League success in Europe.
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Txiki Begristain was not given a blank cheque book this summer to back that up, with the club showing in their negotiations for Declan Rice, Lucas Paqueta and others that they would not bend from their strict principles in the transfer market of sticking to their assessments of player valuations. However, the sales of Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte, topped up with nearly £100m from selling academy graduates, has allowed the Blues to invest more than £200m into the squad while maintaining a healthy net spend of under £50m - placing them 13th in
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Leicester City confirm huge injury blow to Man City defender Callum Doyle
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30.09.2023 / 08:55
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30.09.2023 / 07:45
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29.09.2023 / 23:37
'Say no' - Man City boss Pep Guardiola says players should take action over mounting fixture lists
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29.09.2023 / 13:47
Pep Guardiola issues team news update on three Man City players
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29.09.2023 / 06:11
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22.09.2023 / 21:53
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22.09.2023 / 16:29
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21.09.2023 / 14:53
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