#manchester-city

#manchester-city

Tijjani Reijnders has admitted that he was 'surprised' to learn how much Manchester City paid to sign him from AC Milan. Reijnders was the big sale that Milan made in the summer as he joined Manchester City for an initial fee of €57m which can rise to over €70m with bonuses. He has amassed 18 appearances already this season and has racked up six goal contributions under Pep Guardiola.

Manchester City defender Nathan Ake is said to be 'bothered' by his situation at the Etihad Stadium. The Netherlands international has started just one Premier League game so far this season, with manager Pep Guardiola choosing to often partner Ruben Dias with Josko Gvardiol at the heart of his defence. Ake has since been called up to represent the Netherlands during the November international break, but has made it clear he is not best pleased with his situation under Guardiola at Manchester City.

Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game in management with a statement 3-0 win over Liverpool to close to within four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal. Erling Haaland shrugged off missing an early penalty on Sunday to head in his 99th Premier League goal before Nico Gonzalez's deflected effort and a wonder strike from Jeremy Doku confirmed City's status as Arsenal's major title rivals.

They gave me another chance, and I was grateful for that, he tells FourFourTwo. The first three months were hard, I wasn't getting on the pitch, but I felt ready to help the team. Then I made a few appearances and started scoring some goals.

They probably have two or three contenders once Pep Guardiola leaves. I'd be very surprised if Vincent Kompany wasn't one of them. At the moment, it's probably the most likely scenario that when Pep does leave, Kompany takes over, depending on when that is," Hamann told ESportsBets.com. "Obviously, it's always a matter of timing, but I wouldn't be surprised if it does end up there.

Manchester City are accelerating a move for Vinicius Jr at the request of Pep Guardiola. The Catalonian coach has already been provided with over 450 million in transfer funs in the last 12 months, yet he finds himself trailing Arsenal by six points after 10 games in the Premier League. Guardiola has only broken the British transfer record once during his time at Manchester City, but that he may have to do it again should be serious about signing Vinicius Jr.

Manchester City could face stiff competition from some of European football's biggest clubs if they are to make a transfer move for one of the hottest young talents to have burst onto the scene this year. With the January transfer window approaching, clubs around the continent will be compiling their shortlists for bolstering their sides. That will include Manchester City, who go into their final match before the November international break hoping to close a six-point gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal.