Not content with reinventing the way football should be played during his spell in charge of Barcelona, the Spaniard has brought his revolutionary approach across to the United Kingdom by scrapping one of football’s longstanding traditions. We begin with Manchester United, where players like Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Juan Mata, and the possible addition of Paul Pogba (he’s somewhere in the city as we speak) could make Jose Mourinho’s club a victor with immediate effect.
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With the season due to begin on August 13 for City, a home tie with Sunderland, Guardiola has just over a week to fine tune his squad for David Moyes’ visiting Black Cats.
The squad used stayed at city centre hotels before home games.
It is a policy he has implemented at previous clubs, with players allowed to do as they please provided they follow certain rules.
‘If they don’t rest, they’re not looking after themselves and that means they’ll play worse and lose their jobs. I’m not a policeman.
“I think it will give the players a lift to go and be on the same pitch as some of the best players in the world”.
According to The Sun, Leroy Sane will be unveiled as their latest acquisition on Tuesday in a £37m move from Schalke, as he becomes the latest piece to Guardiola’s masterplan. The Brazilian midfielder, expensively signed from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013, still has another two years left to run on his initial deal and so therefore wasn’t considered a priority just yet.
Pep Guardiola made it clear that he was disappointed at the cancellation, and he needed another game to see his team in action. I think he can make me a more complete player’.
City are close to wrapping up the signing of £26m-rated Palmeiras forward Gabriel Jesus and Guardiola has not given up on signing Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
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Until now City’s interest has not gone beyond the £20m mark but director of football Txiki Begiristain knows they will have to double that bid to be successful.
