Pep Guardiola will head into the January transfer window armed with a whopping £200million.
With his Manchester City outfit on a dramatic slide, the club’s hierarchy have decided to significantly increase Guardiola’s funds for a New Year spending spree.
Having blown next to nothing last summer, the City boss had been promised £100m already to reinforce the squad for the second half of the campaign - if required. Well, the English champions’ unprecedented collapse during the last few weeks means that war chest has suddenly been doubled - overnight.
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And the extra cash will be used to target a list of top names, including Real Sociedad central midfielder Martin Zubimendi (£60m), Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres (£65m) and Newcastle playmaker Bruno Guimaraes (£75m).
Guardiola’s troops have failed to register a win in their last six outings in all competitions, losing five in a row until the midweek 3-3 Champions League draw at home to Feyenoord. Even that European result was deemed a disaster as the hosts contrived to throw away a 3-0 lead against the Dutch.
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Pep Guardiola is hoping to turn around Manchester City's season (Image: Getty Images)
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The shocking sequence has now compelled City chiefs to rethink their proposed transfer strategy for the next 12 months - and bring it forward in a desperate effort to halt the most serious crisis of Guardiola’s managerial career.
The ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach had never overseen a four-game losing streak anywhere until the current rot.
Ahead of today’s must-win league trip to runaway leaders Liverpool, Guardiola insisted he was determined to put things right - and hinted the major work to repair and revitalise his strugglers with fresh talent begins next month.
The all-conquering Etihad supremo, who has just signed a new contract, declared: “I don't want to run. I want to be there and rebuild the team in many aspects from now on until the end of the season and next season.”