Manchester City signed Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris St-Germain for 26m after selling Ederson to Fenerbahce, aiming to revitalise a flagging squad. Summer signing James Trafford started the first three matches but is likely to move to the substitutes' bench following Donnarumma's arrival. City began with a 4-0 win at Wolves but then suffered back-to-back defeats by Tottenham and Brighton, conceding a last-minute goal to lose 2-1 at the Amex. The club's summer spending has exceeded 180m. Donnarumma is expected to bring leadership and a winning mentality to cover departures and current form concerns.
Manchester City's late dip into the transfer market for a new goalkeeper on deadline day underlines the fact these are worrying times for manager Pep Guardiola and his team. Summer signing James Trafford has started all three games so far this season and was one of a few City players who came out of Sunday's defeat at Brighton with any credit, but the Englishman is now likely to be consigned to the substitutes' bench following the arrival of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
City started the Premier League season with a thumping 4-0 win at Wolves, but have since suffered back-to-back defeats against Tottenham and the Seagulls. "When we conceded the goal, we stopped playing," Guardiola said of City's late capitulation on the south coast on Sunday, letting slip a 1-0 lead for a 2-1 defeat by conceding in the last minute. Now Guardiola has turned to Donnarumma to try to help fix his team's issues, taking their summer spending to more than 180m.
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