Manchester City forward Bernardo Silva has declared a four-team Premier League title race for this season. Having reigned supreme for a third time in four years, figures responsible for transfers at the Etihad Stadium broke the £100million barrier to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa during the summer window.
They failed in a follow-up pursuit for England striker Harry Kane, meanwhile, as neighbours Manchester United and Chelsea issued their own multi-million statements of intent in a market that was expected to have been supressed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
United brought in Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Romelu Lukaku marked the main piece of business for Chelsea as he touched back
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