Hearing Manchester City are interested in bringing Gvardiol and Kovasic triggers my curiosity to ask what Guardiola is planning for the coming season. Manchester City are in good shape at the moment and still have enough firepower in their reserves, if they successfully add both players to the squad they will be a team to be feared in the league next season.
Manchester City is targeting to spend 120 million euros to get new players in preparation for next season. Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic two are good Croatia international players that can add to the quality of City. The RB Leipzig defender will be a great plus to the defensive line up and Kovacic have been one of the best players in Chelsea. And the failure to qualify for the Champions League will be one of the motivating factors that is pushing the Chelsea midfielder to depart from Stamford Bridge.
But we have to wait for the clubs involved to announce the deal because the news is that the players and City have made a verbal agreement. Chelsea wants to extend the contract of the Croatian international but the club will have to let him leave if he insists. Chelsea will not make much money from his deal because he is in the final year of his contract. RB Leipzig will make money from the sale of Josko because his exit clause in RB Leipzig's contract for 2024 is worth about €110 million. Will City be willing to make him the most expensive central defender in the world?
I don't think City will pay such a high amount of money. It can already be considered the best club in the world and there is not that much missing in the team. That being the case, they wouldn't give that much money to a single player. Pep will reinforce the team, but I don't think there will be players with high testimonials. Kovacic is a great addition to the team, but I'm not sure if it's necessary. If they are going to buy players with a big transfer fee, they expect a bigger name. Because Pep is a man who has always had a higher game desire. In order to achieve this, it can transfer a very different name.