According to reports Pep Guardiola has asked Man City for a stunning transfer raid at Chelsea worth €150m to re-sign Cole Palmer.
Manchester City under Pep Guardiola has been the most dominant side in English football for the past few years. A total of 6 Premier League titles in the last eight years under Guardiola. We also know that Kevin De Bruyne has been the catalyst for all of City’s game plan all these years. The absence of De Bruyne has cost Man City in severe fashion. This indicates the fact that despite having signed talented players all these years, they have failed to find a replacement for De Bruyne. Now if the reports are true Pep Guardiola has insisted on resigning current Chelsea ace Cole Palmer as a replacement for the aging super star.
MAN CITY WITHOUR KEVIN DE BRUYNE
Manchester City without Kevin De Bruyne is like a chemical reaction without a catalyst. Yes, he has been the spark that made things happen for City all these years. The probability of City losing matches is way higher when he is not playing. In each of last season De Bruyne has missed a decent chunk of matches. We can see that those matches have bought a huge drop in form which has always dropped City back in the title race. Anyway, Guardiola’s men have always made a comeback during the final parts of the season to win the title. We have also noticed that when De Bruyne is in the team there is a different vigor for the team.
The Belgian missed 41 games last season and the most part of those were during the middle part of the season. We also saw that Liverpool and Arsenal were at the top of the table during that period. As per statmuse.com Manchester City boats and impressive win percentage of 71.3% with Kevin De Bruyne plays. Anyway without him that number dips to 57%. So here are the stats for you.
The injury concerns are also increasing day by day. He has had 27 injuries during these years with City and most of them have come in the last couple of years. This alarms at a huge problem for City if they fail to find a replacement. Now as per the reports Guardiola has found a suitable replacement for City in Cole Palmer.
GUARDIOLA WANTS COLE PALMER TRANSFER?
According to Fichajes, City boss Guardiola could now look to bring Palmer back to the club as an ideal long-term replacement for Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian has been struggling with injuries and almost past his prime years. With all the interest from Saudi Arabia still lingering here and there. City wouldn’t mind making some money by shipping their super star to the middle east. However, they have to find a perfect replacement first to facilitate that. As time progresses the market value may also decrease. With Saudi clubs like Al Nassr and Al Ahli interested it is better the sell him now.
Anyway, Palmer is not the only player City are considering as potential De Bruyne replacements. According to the information of Spanish newspaper AS, as relayed by Sport Witness, Premier League champions Man City are one of the clubs rivaling Real Madrid in the race for Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz. Sporting CP’s Hugo Viana is also one of the names discussed.
However, Pep Guardiola has told BBC Sports earlier that he doesn’t regret selling Cole Palmer. “In pre-season I said stay because Riyad [Mahrez] has gone and he said ‘no, I want to leave’,” said Guardiola. Anyway, he might have changed his mind now. But it would be a difficult task for City to bring back their golden boy. We assume that battling with Real Madrid for Florian Wirtz might be a more suitable option for Man City now.
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