Manchester City Can Sign Any Player In The World – Fernandinho

Manchester City could sign any player in the world but it might not be the best move for the team, according to midfielder Fernandinho.

The defensive midfielder believes that Pep Guardiola and the club are more interested in signing young players and creating their own superstars.

“Could we sign Messi or Ronaldo? I guess so, but then you have to consider the club’s priorities first. We have the financial power, everyone knows that, but there’s the priority issue that must be considered,” Fernandinho said.

“Are we aiming to sign one player or to assemble a strong, competitive team to achieve our goals? Sometimes people mistake some things regarding that, thinking just one player would make up for the needs of an entire club. Maybe it’s not supposed to be like that.

“City have been working throughout the years to mount competitive teams and pursue titles. Of course, the club made some big and strong investments in the beginning, with top-level and well-known players, but the project itself is based on having a strong team, on developing a top academy structure to reveal new players.

“The City project is much more than about signing a single player with a strong name, that would eventually cost a lot more.”

“With the market we’re facing nowadays, not only regarding the Neymar deal but also the players that arrived in England this season, a market well-known for spending huge sums — for what Gabriel has shown back in Brazil and what he’s been doing so far, I think he ended up being a real bargain for us,” Fernandinho added.

“We are happy with that, because the club managed to pay little for a wonderful player with a huge future ahead of him, whose perspectives are the best possible.

“Somehow, Gabriel managed to be ‘left out’ of this transfer market madness we are all seeing nowadays.”