Players Will Start Thinking Twice About Joining Manchester City – Carragher

Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher has come out to warn that players could think twice before joining Manchester City in January. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, unless the club is found innocent of the 115 financial charges before the winter window, it might be difficult to convince quality players to join.

Jamie added that every player they go after will prefer to wait and see the outcome of their corruption charges before signing.

His words, “Any player approached by City between now and the end of the season will want to wait for the outcome of the case into the 115 charges. Nobody knows if there will be significant sporting sanctions against the club. Until that has been resolved, a wise agent will tell his client to let the process take its course before putting pen to paper, especially if they have alternative options.

Guardiola has not pledged to stay beyond this season yet, and there is already a transitional period at the top of the club with director of football Txiki Begiristain leaving.

Is Guardiola waiting for the verdict too? And is Begiristain doing the next big deals, or is his incoming replacement Hugo Viana already working on a list of targets? No matter the stature of the club or how solid its foundations, a shadow will hang over it until the independent commission reaches its decisions – and it might drag on for a while if a guilty verdict and punishment leads to a lengthy appeal process.”

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Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.

Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.

Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.

Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.