Rodri swap and £12.5m release of forgotten star: Manchester City’s dream transfer window
City may need to enter the January transfer window to start the season.
Manchester City are not known for impulse buys and rarely go into the January transfer window to strengthen their squad.
However, with the club still dealing with an injury crisis, Ballon d’Or winner Rodry has been ruled out for the rest of the season and could be forced off the market as they currently sit on five points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. market. . City also risk losing the Premier League at the 115-point mark, with relegation the worst punishment they could face.
However, City continue to operate with a business-as-usual mentality and will not hesitate to take action if they decide they need another injection to revive their season.
With that in mind, the Manchester Evening News takes a look at what City’s dream transfer window could look like. Rhodri replacement
City’s season was thrown into disarray when Rodri was ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury.
The Spain international is City’s most influential player and when he plays, he usually wins.
City believed they had enough midfield options to make up for his absence, but four defeats before the international break could change their minds. “Real Sociedad” midfielder Martin Zuvimendi transfers to “City”.
The Spaniard is a similar player to Rodri and has ruled out a move to Liverpool this summer. However, the Reds’ interest could increase if Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso calls up a “any coach wants” player.
If that doesn’t work out, Brazilian midfielder Ederson could be linked with City after impressing for Europa League champions Atalanta. No player comes cheap, but it could be a price worth paying to fill the crucial void left by Rodri’s injury.
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City do not have a popular striker to replace Erling Haaland and thankfully the Norway international has survived an injury-riddled season.
City replacement Julian Alvarez will no longer be in the dark if the nightmare scenario comes true. They have been linked with a summer move for Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi to fill the void and are keen to bring in a replacement striker to limit the damage in Haaland’s absence.
They have wide players who can play as a false nine. But when City played him against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, it ended in defeat, perhaps highlighting the need to resolve the situation in January. Echeverri’s integration
It’s a cliché to say that a player who has signed for a club “feels like he has a new contract”, but in the case of Claudio Echeverri, that may be true.
The young Argentine midfielder joined City from River Plate earlier this year but was immediately loaned out to the Argentine club for a year.
He is set to join Manchester in January and is expected to break into City’s first-team squad. The 18-year-old attacking midfielder is considered a huge talent and could bring vitality and competition to City’s attacking line, which has been lacking so far this season.
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