Pep Guardiola said he turned down the chance to reform himself. Manchester City admitted in the summer that it was the wrong decision after the squad and injuries contributed to a disappointing start to the season.
City are set to bring in a fresh face during the January window. The fee is already agreed upon for Lens The protector Abdul Qadir Khasanov and ongoing interest in it Entracht Frankfurt ahead Omar Marmoosh.
This is in response to the injuries that have plagued the squad since the start of the campaign. And Guardiola said he should have approved more arrivals during the summer after only signings. Savonho And return Ilkay Gundogan.
“I always said in the summer — the club thought about doing it — and I said: ‘No, I don’t want to sign anything,'” Guardiola said.
“I trust the team and I want to stay with them. Just Savio came, Gundo back — I didn’t expect it at the end — but he came back and only Savio came.
“And I said, ‘Cause I trust these guys so much and I thought I can still do it again, do it again with these guys and do it. But after the injuries, wow. , maybe we should have done it.”
Guardiola is preparing his team for the encounter. Brentford i Premier League on Tuesday. They are likely to be without a captain. Kyle Walker When he told the club he wanted to. Explore the possibility of relocating abroad. In January
AC Milan are interested. At the age of 34 England The defender, who has 18 months left on his contract at the Etihad.
Guardiola is also fighting to keep up. James McAtee In the club after the interest of Germany.
“Kyle is our player at the moment, so that’s all,” Guardiola said. “What’s going to happen, I don’t know. I’d definitely like to say yes. [McAtee will stay] But I don’t know if I’d like it to be here.
“I said, I want Macca here. He hasn’t played many minutes yet, but I was the one who said I want James here with us.”