The transfer market for clubs in England and Scotland opens on Saturday, January 1, 2022. So, fans betting on premier league teams need to be on the lookout to know which players will be moving. This will impact how they gamble. Manchester City is one of the teams whose manager, Pep Guardiola, is considering entering the transfer market to provide reinforcements. One of his key players has been linked with a move abroad in January. Pep Guardiola may use the January transfer window to reinforce his squad ahead of the Premier League’s final stretch.
The Manchester City manager has dealt with the disappointment of failing to win the Carabao Cup for the first time since 2017, which he may regard as a step backwards this season. When they return to knockout play next year, Guardiola will be keen to ensure his side does not suffer the same fate in their other cup events.
It has led to the club being associated with several high-profile footballers. The most recent rumours claim that they are interested in a PSG midfielder and a fullback currently on the books at Ajax. The fullback has also been linked with Arsenal, Leed United, and Brighton.
If he wants to reinforce his team, Guardiola may have a busy January transfer window, as one top player is still linked with a move elsewhere.
Here are the current Manchester City transfer rumours:
Man City set Raheem Sterling condition
This season, Raheem Sterling has struggled to find consistent first-team action, and new Barcelona boss Xavi is rumoured to be eager to take advantage of his current situation at the Etihad. However, Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo claims that Man City will let the former Liverpool attacker leave if they first sign a successor.
It means that another new face will be required before the club enters talks with the Catalan club, though it is unclear who Pep Guardiola’s side could recruit.
Manchester City to make an offer for PSG Ace
Xavi Simons, a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, is expected to leave the club next summer when his contract expires. Simons came through Barcelona’s renowned La Masia academy and was generally expected to return to the club.
According to Fichajes, Manchester City are ‘ready to make him an offer because Pep Guardiola is ‘in love with how he plays. The Blues would prefer to wait for Simons’s contract to expire at the end of the season and sign him in January.
Race entered for bargain Ajax star
According to reports, Guardiola’s side has entered the contest for Ajax player Noussair Mazraoui. According to Eurosport’s transfer notes, the club is willing to compete with Premier League rivals Arsenal, Leeds United, and Brighton for the player’s signature.
‘Mazraoui’s contract predicament at Ajax is prompting rising hope among English recruitment personnel that he would become available,’ according to the article. However, the 24-year-old is likely to attract a lot of attention, with Eurosport suggesting that he might be “one of the steals of next summer.”
Ferran Torres
In the aftermath of allegations that the two clubs are miles apart in their values of the striker, Manchester City star Ferran Torres could be denied his dream move to Barcelona. According to publications in Spain, Ferran Torres has moved closer to the City exit door. Pep Guardiola has assured him that he will not stop him from joining Barcelona in January; City is reportedly willing to let Torres leave and join Barcelona in January. Barcelona has revealed that they have held talks with Manchester City about signing Torres.
New striker
Man City spent £100 million on Jack Grealish during the summer transfer window, but the focus was on a striker. Harry Kane’s name kept coming up in conversations about Pep Guardiola’s team possibly buying an attacker. Will Guardiola make a bid for his striker in the January window?
Youri Tielemans
According to rumours, Manchester City will face competition from Real Madrid to capture Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans. In the 2019/2020 season, the 24-year-old Belgian international arrived in the Premier League after a €45 million transfer from Monaco.
Tielemans drew interest from top clubs all over Europe, even at that time. After scoring the FA Cup final winner for the Foxes beneath the famous Wembley arch last season, the central midfielder is said to have Premier League champions Manchester United and La Liga table-toppers Real Madrid vying for his signature.
Tielemans’ contract at King Power Stadium expires in 18 months, implying that any potential move from City or the Spanish giants would be a bargain.
Erling Haaland
There have been few rumours about Erling Haaland’s future in recent months. Chelsea, the European champions, were interested in signing the Norwegian in the summer. Instead, they purchased Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku for £97.5 million.
With Haaland focused on the upcoming season, Borussia Dortmund remained confident that he would not be sold until a massive offer was presented. Many believe the striker will leave Dortmund this summer, thanks to a release clause that is expected to attract a lot of suitors from throughout Europe. Manchester City is one of these teams, with Haaland as their ‘primary striker target’ for 2022.
