'grumpy' Guardiola Jokes About Man City Spending

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Pep Guardiola mischievously said he is "a small spot sad and upset" that Manchester City person only nan seventh highest nett walk connected transfers successful nan Premier League complete nan past 5 years.

City were the heaviest spenders successful January for a 2nd twelvemonth running, signing Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi for astir £84m aft shelling retired £180m past January.

But City's expertise to make money from income has seen them bring successful £550m complete nan past 5 years, according to numbers from Transfermarkt.

Asked really overmuch praise head of shot Hugo Viana should beryllium fixed for nan transportation activity, Guardiola replied: "Really good. Txiki [Bergiristain] earlier and Hugo now.

"I americium a small spot sad and upset because successful nett walk nan past 5 years we are seventh successful nan Premier League. I want to beryllium nan first, I don't understand why nan nine don't walk much money. I americium a small spot grumpy pinch them.

"But for illustration we won successful nan past because we spent a lot, now six teams person to triumph nan Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups because they walk much successful nan past 5 years. These are facts. It's not an opinion.

"You tin opportunity an opinion, for illustration you opportunity you play bully aliases bad against Spurs - we tin work together aliases disagree. But they are facts. Good luck to nan six teams who are successful beforehand of america for nett walk for nan past 5 years.

"Let's go. I'm waiting. That's a bully quote, eh?"

Guardiola and City grounded to triumph a awesome trophy past season, but person claimed six of nan past 9 Premier League titles.

City person surgery nan £100m people erstwhile successful their history to motion Jack Grealish from Aston Villa successful 2022.

But nan nine person recouped rate astutely successful caller years, making much than £250m from nan waste of academy products unsocial since 2020.

Argentina guardant Julian Alvarez joined Atletico Madrid from City successful 2024 for a grounds £81.5m, while Raheem Sterling's move to Chelsea nan erstwhile summertime fetched nan nine £50m.