Manchester City Will Only Pay What Is Fair For New Players – Pep Guardiola

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to say that the club’s critics would kill him if the club had spent as much as Chelsea has since Todd Boehly’s takeover. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Manchester City would have been under more scrutiny than Chelsea if they were in their shoes, but he is happy his club remains focused on paying what is fair.

Pep added that MCFC will never be desperate to bring a player in like some other clubs keep doing.

His words, “I couldn’t sit here if we spent what Chelsea spent in the last two transfer windows – you would kill me,”

“You will kill me, that is for sure. We’d be under scrutiny like you couldn’t imagine. We have to see what happens in the market and if we can do it and to pay what we believe is fair. We wanted (Harry) Maguire and didn’t buy him because we didn’t want to pay, we wanted (Marc) Cucurella and didn’t pay, we wanted Alexis Sanchez and didn’t pay.”

“In the end we will pay what is fair to do it. Otherwise we have the academy. We won’t be desperate just to get another player. I don’t criticise Chelsea for one second. I’m saying if we do it, we are dead, all around the world. People’s mindset has to change – everyone spends.. A lot. Not just City.”

“They can do whatever they want. They want to do the best football possible for the fans, they want to win the titles and every season get better and better. Everybody wins. Tell me the truth: are you enjoying the transfer window? This player, the other one, every few months on Sky TV, a new player here, new player there. It’s so funny. I would love it to be shorter, I would like to finish the transfer window before the season but it is what it is.”