Guardiola hints at Manchester City arrivals in next transfer window

Pep Guardiola has hinted at signing at his Manchester City squad in the next transfer window. But the Catalan specialist is looking for those already on his books to set the standard for 2020-21. The Blues have seen the threat of a two-year European ban lifted on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Guardiola and his side are free to start planning long-term once more. Guardiola admits that there may be arrivals over the coming weeks, with the next window set to open on July 27, but is aware of the need for experienced heads to lead by example. “It depends on the players we’ll have next season, it depends on the quality of each one as to how we adapt the way we attack and defend,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of a meeting with Watford on Tuesday. “New players can maybe come or maybe not, it will not change the freshness of the team completely. Everyone has to be fresh - not just one or maybe none or two or three or 10 or 20 [signings] - all of us have to freshen up our minds and bodies and desires to continue to be competitive in all the competitions. “If you bring in eight or nine players, which is impossible, you change a lot, the mentality or the freshness or the way you want to play. But I think 80 per cent or 85 per cent or 90 per cent of the team will be the same so it depends on the people who are here.” Source: Goal