Manchester City have reportedly made their first January signing and Guardiola believes he has found the “perfect replacement”.
Manchester City As head coach in charge of this transfer window Guardiola is beginning his major rebuild of the Premier League side.
This was necessary as City declined rapidly in a shock crisis at the end of 2024, with just one win in 13 games in all competitions.
City will dearly miss Rodri, who is ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury, but the blow exposes their underlying problems as most of their players are out of form, exhausted or just past their prime.
Guardiola’s side have bounced back recently, winning their last two Premier League games. despite this, They remain 12 points behind leaders Liverpool It’s clear they need a signing this month.
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The Manchester City manager is aware of this and is working hard to complete three signings.
Centre-backs Abdukodir Kusanov and Vitor Reis are reported to be targets, while they also look to fend off competition from several sides in the Premier League and Europe to sign Bundesliga standout Omar · Malmouche.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano (did he sleep?!) provided the latest update on the three transfers, claiming Kusanov’s move to Manchester City is “complete”.
He said: “Manchester City are making strong progress in the market and are ready for the next step…
“The medical team issued a yellow card for Kusanov as the new centre-back and the deal is completed. Negotiations for Omar Marmouche are progressing well and there will be more developments in the next few hours. Vito Reis ( Negotiations are ongoing with Vitor Reis, who may join in July.”
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Manchester City have been very weak in attack this season as supportersA poor performance behind Erling Haaland let down the ridiculous striker.
This is partly to do with City’s lack of a suitable replacement striker following Julian Alvarez’s summer move to Atletico Madrid for an initial fee of £64m.
Romano revealed that Guardiola believes that Malmouche will be the “perfect replacement” for Alvarez.
The Egypt international has been one of the Bundesliga’s standout performers this season. The versatile forward has made 24 appearances this season, contributing 18 goals and 12 assists.
On Saturday morning, Romano revealed: “Omar Marmouche is joining Manchester City!
“Verbal discussions with Eintracht Frankfurt and Manchester City are progressing rapidly and a formal agreement is expected to be reached next week.
“Manchester City have agreed 100% personal terms with Omar. Pep also believes that he is the perfect player to replace Julian Alvarez.”
