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Manchester City is planning to minimize Kevin DeBrouiner's departure gap and make a large recruitment to reinforce the midfield.
The British sports mall reported on the 30th (Korea time) that Pep Guardiola is showing interest in recruiting the world's best midfielder.
Sports mall is said to have been eyeing Manchester City to recruit Barcelona midfielder Pedri. During his five seasons with Barcelona, he grew into an influential player in the club and the national team. He has five goals and seven assists in 43 games this season. He has played the third-most time under coach Han Ji-flick this season and is playing a key role in Barcelona's success,' he said.
Barcelona has no intention of breaking up with Pedri immediately despite financial problems. However, Pedri's performance attracted Manchester City's attention, and the club is reportedly willing to make a huge offer to sign him. Guardiola said he sees Pedri as the ideal player to continue his tactical style at Manchester City and will prioritise signing the midfielder.
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Manchester City began a full-fledged rebuild from the transfer market last winter. Omar Marmusch was recruited to reorganize the offense, and Niko González was recruited in the midfield and Abdukodir Husanov and Vitor Hayes were recruited in the defense to reinforce the team.
Manchester City's recruitment will continue in the upcoming summer transfer market. It is foreshadowing a large recruitment in the vacancy where the players are leaving. The key is the midfield. While Ilkay Gündoan and Mateo Kovacic are mentioned as candidates for the transfer, De Bruyne, the core of the team's heyday and already Manchester City's living legend, is expected to leave the team.
Manchester City wants to recruit players who have guaranteed skills to fill the void of Dubrowner, who has been supporting the team's midfield. Florian Birtz has been nominated, but Birtz has recently become more likely to remain in Leverkusen. Man City turned their heads and turned to Barcelona. They have begun to consider the possibility of recruiting Pedri, who has been an irreplaceable resource in Barcelona's midfield this season.
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Pedri, who played tremendously in his first season since joining Barcelona in the 2020-2021 season, has not played many games, suffering from injuries for the next three seasons. He was even seen crying during the game due to repeated injuries. He, who was sure of his skills, seems to have rebounded both in performance and health again after Flick took office in the 2024-2025 season. He has already played 43 games this season and is playing a key role in Barcelona's midfield. Many say he is one of the best midfielders in the world this season.
Manchester City has selected Pedri as a substitute for Derbroughner, but recruiting is not expected to be easy. Pedri reportedly included a buyout of as much as 1 billion euros (about 1.59 trillion won) in the contract at the time of signing the contract with Barcelona. Manchester City's proposal to persuade Barcelona is currently known to be worth 100 million euros (about 159 billion won). It is unclear whether the amount will persuade Barcelona's mind.
With the imminent departure of Derbroughner, Manchester City is pushing for a grand plan to reorganize the midfield. Whether Manchester City's plan to reinforce the midfield this summer will shake Pedri or change his direction to another target is also expected to receive great attention.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
