Epic! Manchester City Unfazed by Quadrupled Price Tag, Splashes €170m on Trio to Break Trust Crisis
The Premier League giants Manchester City have experienced a phase of collapse. After winning 2-0 away against Leicester City and 4-1 at home against West Ham United, they have managed to stabilize the situation slightly. The pressure on Pep Guardiola, the manager of the Blue Moon, has significantly reduced. However, the league standings are still not optimistic, with only 34 points after 20 rounds, ranking 6th. Although Manchester City has a tradition of making a strong comeback later in the season, it is impossible for them to compete for the championship this season. It is more realistic to set their sights on finishing in the top four.
The Spanish coach clearly realizes that relying on veterans like Walker, De Bruyne, Gundogan, and Bernardo Silva to support both ends of the team's attack and defense is no longer feasible! With just 25 days left until the end of the winter window, Manchester City has decided to make a big investment in new players. Pep Guardiola's coaching philosophy is well-known; he only operates luxury battleships. Now, under Guardiola, Manchester City is starting to acquire new talent!
During the winter transfer window, it's either difficult to buy the desired players or the prices are excessively inflated. However, Guardiola can't afford to be too cautious anymore; it's time to attack, attack, and attack again! The Bundesliga's Eintracht Frankfurt forward Marmoush has been impressive this season, scoring 18 goals and providing 12 assists in 24 games, achieving incredible statistics. Manchester City has already made an offer for the Egyptian forward.
Marmoush joined Frankfurt from Wolfsburg as a free agent in 2023 and quickly became a top striker in just half a season. The Egyptian's market value is 60 million euros, and his contract expires in June 2027. Since Manchester City wants him, they will fulfill the Blue Moon's wish, but a price increase of 20 million euros is not unreasonable, right? Transactions worth 80 million euros are becoming increasingly rare!
In response to Frankfurt's price hike, the Blue Moon, led by the white headscarf, is determined to get Marmoush and is willing to meet Frankfurt's asking price of 80 million euros. The player himself also harbors aspirations to join a top club as soon as possible. Whether at the club level or the personal level, agreements have already been reached! As a result, Frankfurt wins big, Marmoush gets a high salary, and it's at least a win-win situation! If Marmoush's skills are up to par, it would be a triple win. However, forwards from Frankfurt like Ayou, Jovic, and Muani seem to be inadequate!
In July 2003, Ligue 1 team Lens spent only 100,000 euros to sign Uzbekistan defender Kusaynov from Belarusian team Energetik-BGU. It was like a fairy tale dream come true. A year and a half later, the only 20-year-old young central defender from Uzbekistan received offers from European top clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester City, and Lens' asking price is no less than 40 million euros.
Kusaynov's market value is 12 million euros, and the asking price of 40 million euros is already a big demand from Lens. The wealthy Blue Moon has officially offered Kusaynov a bid of 50 million euros plus additional fees plus a 5-year contract. Manchester City's actions are always decisive and straightforward, never dragging their feet. Besides, for our great Manchester City to buy players, spending less than 50 million euros would be unacceptable in terms of both face and substance!
This is not all; Manchester City is also negotiating with Palmeiras' Vitor Roos. The 18-year-old Brazilian defender has a release clause of 100 million euros with Palmeiras, and Manchester City is willing to offer 40 million euros for the player. The only disagreement currently is that Manchester City hopes to sign him immediately, while Palmeiras insists on releasing him after the Club World Cup. In fact, this is equivalent to an official announcement; when it comes to money, these are not issues. It must be said that in critical moments, it's still about looking at the Blue Moon's 80 million + 50 million + 40 million euros. It may be sour, but it's indeed spectacular! Look at Guardiola; trust crisis? Non-existent!