Manchester City Certainly not hanging around in the January transfer window. Guardiola Three signings have been made with Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis, which moves the money to the Etihad Atihad) to strengthen the team.
Considering the club has been in poor form since November, winning just five times in all competitions during that period, some new additions are needed.
With just a week left in the winter window, it looks like Guardiola isn’t done there as he could have signed another player or two months before that.
One move may be closer than others…
Manchester City ready to bid for Juventus star
According to Gazzetta cities will bid For Juventus defender Andrea Cambiaso instead of later, trying to draw his side.
The report goes on to state that although the 24-year-old is worth around €65m (£54m) to the Italian side for €80m (£67.5m), this could make a deal more difficult for Seals.
But whether City are prepared to shell out up to £67.5million to bring the Juventus ace to England remains to be seen.
Clearly, Guardiola is now building a team for the future. After a poor run of form, the current era of City dominance could be over unless they move quickly to rebuild their side, which is what they appear to be doing.
Cambiaso would be a great addition, especially as he is similar to another City transfer target…
Andrea Cambiaso could be City’s own Joshua Kimmich
Guardiola is show sufficient interest Reunited with Kimmie. His contract expires at the end of the season, although Bayern Munich are keen to extend his deal.
The 29-year-old has Accumulated more than 400 competitiveness The Bavarian side’s appearance expressed his experience at the highest level.
While signing him was a statement of intent, Cambiaso has shown qualities recently that may make him a better signing, especially in the long run.
According to fbrefbased on their respective statistical profiles, Kimmich is the sixth player compared to Cambiaso in the first 365 days.
Indeed, the two even had Registered similar statistics Across a range of metrics this season, including pass success rate (89.4% vs 89.8%), shooting actions per 90 (3.88 vs 4.89), tackles won (21 vs 19) and percentage of goal scorers (60.6% vs 66.7%) ) for their respective teams.
known as “Versatility” by commentator Leonardo BertozziCambiaso can play in the entire last four games, which is a big benefit for Guardiola.
Comparing Andrea Cambia and Joshua Kimmich this season (24/25 League Stats) |
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Metric (per 90) |
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accurate pass |
45 (91%) |
103.4 (93%) |
Tackle |
1.6 |
1.7 |
Win the ground duel |
3.3 |
2.8 |
possession lost |
8.6 |
13.2 |
intercept |
0.5 |
0.6 |
ball recovered |
3.6 |
6.5 |
he has Only missed three games For Juventus this season, he mainly plays on the left side of the defense, but he is sometimes deployed on the right wing, or even plays on the right wing.
At 24 years old, Cambiaso has yet to reach his peak years and if City can secure a deal to sign him before the window closes, it will be another excellent signing for the club this month, no doubt about it.