Almost a month after Manchester City won the Premier League title, their transfer business seems to be heating up as they try to add two impressive signings.
Erling Haaland is the main transfer, reaching a fee of £ 51 million, courtesy of his Borussia Dortmund exemption clause, which already seems to be very good value for money. Julian Alvarez was a discreet signing in January, for just £ 14 million, and has given City plenty to get excited about his form for River Plate as he was on loan again.
Both Haaland and Alvarez will join City in the pre-season, while President Khaldoon Al Mubarak has promised that more signings will follow. A defensive midfielder and a left-back seem to be the priority areas, with some exits possibly offsetting the money spent. In fact, City could even end the summer with near-zero net spending if it can negotiate well.
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As it stands, City have spent £ 65 million on Haaland and Alvarez, and could spend up to £ 100 million, according to reports, Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips and Brighton left-back Marc Cucurella.
Whether it’s Phillips and Cucurella or other players, finding quality substitutes in two key areas won’t be cheap, so if City spent £ 160 million on tickets, it would seem credible.
City have already earned £ 8m with the permanent sale of Pedro Porro to Sporting and could get up to £ 15mn after the sale of Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu to Southampton.
Gabriel Jesus is said to be valued at around £ 50m, as Arsenal remain linked with City number 9. It would be a shame to lose one of City’s most hard-working and underrated players, but his playing time will still be seen. more limited by the arrival of the two new strikers, so it might be a good time to break up if he can join. a fee similar to that spent on signing Haaland.
If Jesus leaves, the City would have to find about £ 90 million more to generate that £ 160 million in revenue, or more simply, the City would be around that zero net expense ahead of any subsequent additions. in Haaland and Alvarez.
Let’s say these new signings cost up to £ 100 million, City can look at Raheem Sterling or Bernardo Silva. The two strikers remain linked with the departures and would charge large transfer fees to help reach this total. Like Jesus, they may find their playing time reduced next season and they have talked about their own personal desires to experience new leagues or, in Bernardo’s case, nostalgia.
Other sales of Academy or City Football Group players, such as Ko Itakura or Yangel Herrera, could also help increase this transfer budget, so if City wants it, they could end up earning as much as they have spent the summer. . Even if they don’t, they know they are on a sale from a senior player to pay for Haaland and have the ability to do the same with other tickets.
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