Bruno Guimaraes, Ola Aina, Antonee Robinson: "Ideal" signing identified as Man City's January transfer priorities assessed

The January transportation model is present unfastened and this period is acceptable to beryllium an important 1 for a fig of clubs, nary much truthful than Manchester City who are expected to beryllium progressive during a play erstwhile they person traditionally been quiet.

Since Pep Guardiola's accomplishment astatine the Etihad Stadium successful the summertime of 2016, Man City person lone made 2 elder additions successful the signifier of Gabriel Jesus (£27m successful 2017) and Aymeric Laporte (£57m successful 2018).

The Citizens decided against large reinforcements past summertime and welcomed conscionable 2 caller signings to the bluish broadside of Manchester successful Savinho and Ilkay Gundogan - the erstwhile signing for an archetypal £21m from Troyes aft starring connected indebtedness astatine Girona past season, and the aboriginal re-joining from Barcelona connected a escaped transfer.

Man City person since endured a challenging and disappointing campaign, with aggregate injuries and a drop-off successful signifier from a fig of elder stars contributing to the club's alarming diminution connected each fronts.

Guardiola's broadside presently beryllium sixth successful the Premier League table, a whopping 14 points down leaders Liverpool, portion they are at hazard of failing to qualify for the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

In a bid to crook their fortunes astir and bolster a squad lacking extent successful a fig of cardinal areas, Man City person been tipped to splash the currency connected signing astatine slightest a mates of players successful January, with Guardiola precocious hinting that they whitethorn prosecute a caller cardinal defender and cardinal midfielder.

One sanction who has regularly been linked with a big-money power to the Etihad is Newcastle United skipper Bruno Guimaraes, who has established himself arsenic 1 of the champion midfielders successful the Premier League during his clip astatine St James' Park.

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Guimaraes, Zubimendi, Aina, Robinson to beryllium targeted by Man City successful January?

Man City adept Steven McInerney from Esteemed Kompany spoke to Sports Mole elder newsman Oliver Thomas astir the club's transportation priorities for January and has labelled Guimaraes arsenic an "ideal signing", though helium has doubts implicit whether a woody tin beryllium agreed this month.

"Bruno Guimaraes is my perfect signing. I deliberation he's perfectly cleanable arsenic a Rodri replacement and spouse potentially," said McInerney. "A phenomenal footballer, complete, assertive with duels, progressive passes, tin measurement guardant and make goals, he's brilliant, has Premier League experience, a leader, a captain, he'd beryllium my perfect signing. I deliberation City volition beryllium sniffing astir him."

"I recognize if Newcastle don't privation to fto Bruno go. It's rumoured that they person fiscal issues. They are denied from immoderate quarters truthful I don't cognize however existent it each is, but wealth does speech and adjacent though he's their skipper and is precise blessed there, I deliberation he'd drawback City's manus disconnected if helium was offered to play successful their midfield alongside the likes of [Kevin] De Bruyne.

"I don't deliberation Newcastle privation £100m for Guimaraes now, I deliberation they would instrumentality astir £80m which is inactive an atrocious batch of wealth and he's 27 years old, but helium tin inactive play for galore years yet.

"I don't deliberation the determination volition hap successful January, but I'd beryllium amazed if City don't enquire anyhow due to the fact that I deliberation it's needs must."

Real Sociedad's Martin Zubimendi and Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton are 2 much midfielders who person been linked with Man City, the second of whom has been described arsenic a "technically talented young midfielder" by McInerney who could "grow an atrocious lot" erstwhile playing alongside prima lynchpin Rodri erstwhile helium returns from injury.

Meanwhile, McInerney has shared his views connected different of Man City's alleged targets successful Real Valladolid's 18-year-old centre-back Juma Bah, and has besides talked up the anticipation of Guardiola strengthening his options astatine full-back with the additions of Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina and Fulham's Antonee Robinson, 2 standout Premier League performers this season.

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