Pep Guardiola insisted today, in preview of tomorrow’s Premier League match at Brentford, on the need to strengthen the squad in the current January market due to problems arising from injuries and a crisis of results that seems to be emerging.
However, Guardiola did not offer any news about the operations discussed by the City board. The one who gave light is Leila Pereira. The president of Palmeiras confirmed that “Manchester City has already made an official offer for Vitor Reis, “It was not enough… we are still negotiating.” The initial proposal is estimated at 40 million euros.
“Nothing has been decided,” Palmeiras said
“If we reach a price that’s good for Palmeiras, for the kid and for City, that’s fine. But nothing has been decided,” added Pereira in statements to TNT Sports about City’s interest Vitor Reis, with whom he would have reconciled.
The Brazilian center back, 19 years old and 1.86 tall, He has shown great personality and stability in the defensive axis since his debut in the Palmeiras first team in June 2024. Considering the new Thiago Silva, He has been an Under-16 and Under-17 international with the Brazilian team.
Silence with Kkusanov and Walker
In order to maintain concentration on the match against Brentford, Guardiola also does not want to refer to other areas of the City market. The signing of Abdukodir Khusanov, 20-year-old Uzbek central defender for Lens, seems imminent but Pep assured that “I don’t know anything, the club hasn’t announced anything. And I don’t even know if there will be more signings.”
Finally, about captain Kyle Walker, who asked City to leave the club, Guardiola said “nothing new. We will decide if he is part of the team in the afternoon after training.”
Three wins after a dark streak
City, after beating Salford, from the fourth category, 8-0 on Saturday in the 1/32 final of the FA Cup, won three in a row, ending Guardiola’s worst run of results as a coach : only one win. and 9 losses in 13 games in all competitions. They closed 2024 by beating Leicester (1-2) and started it with a 4-1 victory over West Ham, both in the Premier.
“We won three games. It used to be impossible to win one,” said Guardiola. “Now we’ve won three, and that helps us, but we have to wait to see if we are who we are. Of course the mood is better. Tomorrow we have a very difficult game.” While City are sixth in the Premier League, 12 points behind leaders Liverpool, Brentford are 11th, with 7 points less than the ‘citizens’.
Source: La Verdad
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