The recent matches against Real Madrid in the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool in the English Premier League have shown that the current Manchester City squad does not meet the requirements for high goals and claims to prestigious trophies.
The squad that has ensured the hegemony of Josep Guardiola's team for several years has become outdated, most of the star players are getting older, and their enthusiasm and competitiveness have decreased. Especially the crisis in the first half of the season showed that the time has come for serious changes in the team.
To this end, the club's management has made drastic changes since January. The first candidates for the implementation of the new project were Abdukadir Khusanov from Lens, Vitor Reis from Palmeiras, Umar Marmush from Eintracht and Nick Gonzalez from Porto. Josep Guardiola did not give these players time to adapt to the game, deciding to immediately throw Khusanov, Marmush and Gonzalez into the fight.
It should be noted that the statistics of recent matches and the analysis provided by experts show that these new players are playing more boldly and intensely than the representatives of the old squad.
The club's officials have identified Erling Haaland as the leader of this project. This can be seen from the fact that the Norwegian striker has signed a new 9.5-year contract. From now on, the "city" will go the way of attracting young, agile and fighting talents to the squad. The club is ready to give up even Phil Foden, even if older players such as Ilkay Gundogan, Kyle Walker, Kevin de Bruyne, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Ederson, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Mateo Kovacic, cannot adapt to the new demands.
In order to renew the composition, the “City” is preparing to make several more big transfers in the summer. In particular, the team needs an attacking player who can replace Kevin de Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden. The management of “Manchester City” decided to bring in the club’s youngster Cole Palmer for this position.
It turned out that “City” made a huge mistake by selling this player to “Chelsea” in the summer of 2023. Perhaps this was not unwise either. Because Palmer’s game, which joined the “aristocrats”, suddenly opened up.
Who knows, if he had stayed in Manchester, he would have been left in the reserves, waiting for his turn?!
In short, the management of Manchester City is determined to include Cole Palmer in the new project that began with the arrival of Khusanov. They want to say goodbye to Kevin de Bruyne and replace him with a 23-year-old playmaker.
According to Chelseanews, the “city” must be prepared for a large expense to make this transfer happen. Chelsea value the team leader at 200 million euros.
Another thing is that if Chelsea, according to the results of the current championship, fails to qualify for the new season of the European Champions League, this is likely to affect Palmer's choice. Firstly, a player of Cole Palmer's level will not agree to miss out on the most prestigious competition on the continent. Secondly, missing out on the Champions League will be a heavy blow to Chelsea's “pockets”, like any other club.
So, during the summer transfer window, "Manchester City" is expected to be more active in the transfer market. And we hope that the team will strengthen and win more prizes in honor of Abdugadir Husanov...
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