73 days have passed since Guardiola's remarks that "resign without reducing the lineup". Whether it's a joke or not, he may have to keep more than a dozen players at home in the first game of the season against Wolves. With two weeks left before the start of the Premier League, Manchester City's first-team lineup has not been reduced, but has also added two more to 31 players. The Athletic issued a statement to review the redundant staff.
Some of Manchester City's players have completed transfers and left the team this summer: Walker joins Burnley, with a transfer fee of up to 5 million pounds; Perone joins Cuomo, with a transfer fee of 13 million pounds; Jancoto is bought out by Dortmund, with a fee of 24 million euros. In order to reduce the lineup, some Manchester City players may have to step up their transfers.
It is not easy to find a next home for Phillips because the player's transfer fees and salary are currently blocked. Gallish and McCarty are expected to leave the team, and with the arrival of Trafford, Ortega may be the fourth player to leave Manchester City, and he also hopes to get more opportunities to play in order to compete with Germany in the World Cup next year. Manchester City hopes that Ederson can fulfill his current contract.
In addition, Manchester City may also allow some young players to exercise on loan. After joining Rosenberg from 12.5 million pounds, Nipan will rent out as planned as planned, but the original plan to rent Ajax may no longer be feasible. Girona, a La Liga team under the City Group, intends to loan 19-year-old central defenders Rez and Echeviri, and Roma also proposed a loan invitation to the latter. However, Guardiola admires Echeviri very much. Manchester City is considering that players should be better off staying in the team and continue to learn from the head coach and other strikers.
22-year-old winger Bob is likely to stay in the team, and he left a deep impression on Guardiola last summer, but unfortunately he missed most of the season due to a broken leg injury. O'Reilly's playing time at the left-back position will be limited due to Ait Nuri's joining, but the current plan is to bring him back to the more familiar midfield. Nottingham Forest is discussing signing McCarty for about £25m, but Manchester City's new director Viana wants more, while Frankfurt, who once asked players, believes the price is beyond their budget.
There are now 10 players in four positions on the Manchester City defensive line, so there is speculation that two people may leave once they reach the end. Stones has completely recovered from injury. Although he did not get playing time in the Club World Cup, the player said he did not want to leave and would not leave. Akanji and Husanov also need to prove themselves, who currently has no team showing interest in him. In terms of the midfield, some people also believe that Manchester City has oversupply. However, it remains to be seen whether Rodri can recover from a serious cruciate ligament injury. Nico Gonzalez and Kovaci's role as substitutes may be very important, and Reindez can also retreat to a deep position to serve the No. 6 position.
In addition, Manchester City also faces difficulties in player registration. After the transfer window closed on September 1, the 25-player official registration list can only register up to 17 non-local-trained adult players per goal, and the rest of the players must be local-trained players. Currently, Manchester City has 17 non-local trained players over the age of 21 and 9 local trained players over the age of 21, one more person than the regulations.
But thanks to Premier League rules, players under the age of 21 (born after January 1, 2004) are not included in the 25-man roster. Lewis, Husanov, Rees, O'Reilly, Savigno and Echeveri all fall into this category, with the 22-year-old Bob entering the local training of adult players. However, the Champions League has different rules, and if Manchester City does not loan or sell other players, they will have to exclude four non-local trained players anymore.
Having such a huge lineup not only has regulatory risks, but also involves the team's identity and player satisfaction. Players who play at this level have their own self-esteem and pride, and they want to contribute to the team and feel that they are a big part of the team, but it is very difficult to achieve this in this current roster, as many players will be forced to be bystanders and Manchester City needs to act quickly.
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