Shocking! Man City manager Pep's bold rebuilding plan decides to sell eight big stars

Feb 21, 2025

Shocking! Man City manager Pep's bold rebuilding plan decides to sell eight big stars
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'The glamorous days are over.'

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made a cold judgment. Manchester City, which had won four consecutive English Premier League titles until last season and was called the "2020s strongest team", has finally concluded that it is no longer a strong team. And he is trying to boldly start rebuilding the team in order to regain the side of the strong team again. The bold plan is to send out all the existing flagship players and start from the ground up.

British media Daily Star reported on the 21st (Korean time) 'Guardiola is trying to sell eight heroes for the team's rebuilding. It's a shocking plan. However, Guardiola believes that it cannot be delayed any longer. There was a definite moment.




Manchester City lost to Real Madrid 1-3 in the second round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 playoff held on the 20th. Manchester City, which lost 2-3 in the first round earlier, failed to advance to the round of 16 with a combined score of 3-6.

Shocking! Man City manager Pep's bold rebuilding plan decides to sell eight big stars
This is just the tip of the iceberg. This season, Manchester City have certainly lost the face of the '2020s strongest team'. He ambitiously challenged for the EPL's first five consecutive league wins, but failed to work hard due to injuries to key players such as Kevin De Bruyne from the beginning. He is currently ranked fourth in the EPL (44 points) after playing until the 25th round. The gap with first-place Liverpool (61 points) widened to 17 points, making the reversal virtually impossible.

In the Carabao Cup, Manchester City, which was eliminated in the round of 16, can only expect to win the FA Cup. It is currently in the round of 16. Of course, this is also a sag that cannot be optimistic. Manchester City has long lost the prowess that overwhelmed its opponents this season.




Shocking! Man City manager Pep's bold rebuilding plan decides to sell eight big stars
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After losing to Real Madrid, Guardiola declared 'full rebuilding' According to the Daily Star, eight players, including Jack Grealish, Bernardu Silva, John Stones, Mateo Kovacic, Ilkay Gündoan, Ederson and Kyle Walker, will be sent out and transfused with young blood.

All of these are heroes who played a part in Manchester City's four-game losing streak with Treble. But they are all over their 30s. Physical competitiveness gradually declined and the number of injuries increased. This immediately led to a slump in Manchester City.

Shocking! Man City manager Pep's bold rebuilding plan decides to sell eight big stars
Manchester City, which has planned to release all of them, plans to fill the vacancy with young prospects. It already brought forward Omar Marmusi (26) from Egypt and Nico Gonzalez (23) from Spain, who is considered to be the successor of Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) in the transfer market in January.




Guardiola's willingness to rebuild is very clear. He said "We were a great team, but not this season for many reasons. The decision should be made at the team level"It has already begun to change. There is nothing eternal. The same goes for the older players." This is Guardiola's clear message to clear up players in their 30s or older and start transforming into a young and dynamic team.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.