Manchester City are looking to add a couple more signings after already securing the signatures of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez, chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has confirmed.
Having wrapped up their fourth Premier League title in six years with a dramatic final-day win over Aston Villa earlier this month, City are set to benefit from the acquisition of Norwegian star Haaland, who scored 86 goals in 89 appearances during a two-year spell at Borussia Dortmund.
Pep Guardiola s men also announced the signing of young River Plate forward Alvarez back in January, as City look to restructure their forward line one year on from the departure of club legend Sergio Aguero.
Having already made headlines with their transfer business, in particular the signing of Haaland – a player El Mubarak called the best number nine in the world on Monday –Guardiola s men are set to be strengthened by more new arrivals.
I can confirm that there will be more players coming in, El Mubarak told the club s website. We are looking to strengthen the team in the areas that we need strengthening.
As you know, every season some players leave, and then we have to continuously refresh the team.
Again, we will always look at improving and strengthening. I think we ve made two very important additions already [Haaland and Alvarez], but I anticipate we ll be doing a couple more.
We ll try to go as fast as we can, but you know how the market goes. It s not always entirely in our control.
City scored 99 goals as they stormed to a successful defence of their Premier League title despite often not fielding a recognised forward after missing out on the signing of Tottenham s Harry Kane last year.
Midfielder Kevin de Bruyne top-scored for Guardiola s men in their league campaign, finding the net 15 times, with Raheem Sterling (13), Riyad Mahrez (11), and Phil Foden (nine), all outscoring nominal centre-forward Gabriel Jesus (eight).
El Mubarak says Guardiola s extraordinary tactical nous means City can afford to be patient in the transfer market, remaining successful on the pitch while biding their time until the perfect targets become available.
10 Since his first season in charge of a top-flight club in 2008-09, Pep Guardiola has won more top-flight titles across the big-five leagues in Europe (Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A, LaLiga) than any other manager (10). Unique.
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With Pep and with this team, it s not just about filling a position, he added. We have reached a level of quality, a standard in which we cannot and will not compromise on quality.
If we find the right player for that particular position, we will get that player and if not, Pep has shown us he will find solutions within the quality of the group we have, and within the quality of the academy.
We re in a different position to the one we were in many years ago. We have so much talent available within the squad and the academy that when we need something, it s very specific and it s very deliberate.
If we re able to bring that particular player, great, and if not, it doesn t mean anybody can fill it. We are in a different paradigm from that perspective.
