Pep Guardiola says that Manchester City’s “bad reputation” for spending big money on players is undeserved. But the Blues boss said that the day may come when the club feels it needs to rip up its blueprint and splash big cash on a single star.
City do not figure in the top 23 of world record signings, even though they are often criticised for inflationary spending in the transfer market.
The Blues’ biggest fee was paid for midfielder Rodri last summer, and derby rivals United have bought four players for higher fees – Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire, Romelu Lukaku and Angel Di Maria.
City walked away from an £80million deal for Harry Maguire because it was above their valuation of the player, and have done the same after making moves for Virgil
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