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2025 will be the year: Manchester City Spend big money.
The Sky Blues confirmed the arrival of Abdelkodil Kusanov from Lens on Monday Reportedly priced at £34 millionwhile Palmeiras’ Vito Reis was unveiled on Tuesday, Worth £30 million.
But this is just the beginning, as Omar Mamouch Eintracht Frankfurt will follow but the Citizens’ biggest coup of the year may be yet to come as they plot a move for a midfielder. Premier League competitors.
Manchester City aims to strengthen midfield
according to a report Photo by Dean Jones for GIVEMESPORTManchester City will “target” transfer Newcastle United midfield Bruno Guimarães.
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It is reported James Darke of The TelegraphManchester City looking to renew contract Douglas Lewis from juventus This month, however, the above article by Rust and Jones outlines that the Sky Blues are only interested in a loan deal because they “intend to sign Guimarães” In the summer’.
Chris Waugh Sports Pointing out that Guimarães’ £100m release clause expired on June 30 last year, Newcastle could demand a similarly high fee, especially if Eddie Howeof teams are eligible for Champions League.
Upon arrival from Lyon Olympique Sold for £40m three years agoGuimarães has 134 appearances For Newcastle, scoring 19 goals and providing 24 assists, he was a key figure in the Magpies establishing themselves as a top team.
former arsenal winger Adrian Clark Believes the Brazilian is one of the “best all-round midfielders” in the Premier League, while the former Liverpool and Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique Simply describe him as “world class”.
What Bruno Guimarães will bring to Manchester City
Guimarães will certainly be an in-demand player this summer, with Newcastle desperate to keep hold of him, but what an important addition he would be to City.
Since Rodri His ACL ruptured Midfield position has been an issue for Guardiola’s side against Arsenal in September as Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic try your best fill the void, but they are not on the same level as the rulers golden globe award winner.
Still, Rodri hopes return in time With Manchester City set to face Al Ain, Vida Casablanca and Juventus in the group stages of the FIFA Club World Cup in June and July, it’s interesting to see what kind of partnership the Spaniard and the Brazilian might form next season, so let’s take a look at Evaluate how these two compare.
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Bruno Guimarães vs Rodri comparison (22/23-24/25) |
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Statistics |
Guimarães |
Rodri |
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Number of appearances |
127 |
128 |
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minute |
10,488 |
10,601 |
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Target |
14 |
16 |
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Assist |
twenty three |
twenty two |
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try pass |
5,608 |
9,157 |
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Pass completion rate % |
83.7% |
91.7% |
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progressive pass |
Chapter 725 |
Chapter 893 |
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touch |
6,728 |
9,990 |
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Create the action of the shot |
Chapter 364 |
Chapter 338 |
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Tackle |
Chapter 242 |
194 |
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intercept |
109 |
96 |
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Building Blocks |
114 |
94 |
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Card |
30 |
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Both have very similar minutes since August 2022; should Guimarães play full game? southampton On Saturday, he had a full 23 minutes less than Rodri in two and a half years.
Therefore, it is very interesting to compare the two, as the numbers suggest that they will make a perfect pairing.
Rodri is a master of passing, complete Passed more passes than anyone else In Europe’s top five leagues last season (3,635), Guimarães was more combative and therefore racked up more tackles, interceptions, blocks and cards, although both can do both, meaning None of them have any obvious weaknesses.
So with Rodri dominating the game and Guimarães struggling, they would form an unstoppable combination.
