Man City have changed their transfer strategy with centre back targets

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straight to your inboxManchester City pay a lot of people a lot of money to make sure they can recruit the exact type of players they need in the transfer market.

Pep Guardiola once credited Txiki Begiristain and his department with 80 per cent of the club's success given the sheer amount of work that goes into identifying the right faces.

Potential targets must have all the right technical attributes to make it at the Etihad but there is also effort made to ensure they have the right character to thrive in the dressing room and working for one of the best but most intense coaches in the game.

Given City's status in the game, and especially after their recent title wins, the pool of players backed to improve the team and squad can be.