straight to your inbox Khaldoon Al Mubarak always chooses his words carefully when he addresses Manchester City fans and this year's annual address carried plenty of information about the transfer window.
Speaking six weeks ago, the chairman explained how the club always took a long-term view of the windows and the squad looking beyond a single year.
There is a set profile of player that the club look to bring in of players between 20 and 25 years old that can come in and take their game to the next level under Pep Guardiola; that was evident in the purchases that had been made already in winger Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake.
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