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Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain is under no illusions about the unique task facing the club this summer, but remains confident going into the transfer window.
The Premier League runners-up are keen to strengthen in an effort to reclaim their crown, but the timings around the Champions League and the transfer window itself may complicated things.
While the window is now open and won’t close until October, City’s Champions League campaign is not due to resume until August. and will likely take centre stage.
However, Begiristain remains convinced that the club will do the business it wants before the 2020/21 season.
“It will be a strange window because other people have to act fast, we have to bring players who can to our team, but that also means that maybe someone can leave,” he told the club’s website, recognizing that the City “should be ready.” “
“It’s also because we have the Champions League, so we’ll have to wait to move on until the Champions League ends,” he added.
“We’d probably have less time than ever before, but we’ll have time to make the adjustments we want on the team.”
With four years at the helm of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has equalled his longest tenure at the helm of a single club, and shows no sign of being in a position to leave.
There have been high and low points for the Catalan manager at the Etihad, who has said the response of his bosses during the latter are the defining factor when it comes to his desire to stick around.
“I have other people who are in bad times for me. Not much happens in our world,” Guardiola told beIN Sports at the end of a season in which City finished far away in the Premier League and won only one of the two national matches. cups, thanks to a national treble. 2018/19.
“It happens here too, but at the same time I’m educated by people, I know. They, me and the club, it’s fantastic. I love running here, it’s as undeniable as that.”
Guardiola’s four seasons in Manchester have brought him two league titles, one FA Cup and 3 League Cups, and he has yet to climb a Champions League with City this season with his team leading Real Madrid after the first leg of their last 16 matches. Attach.
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Manchester City’s national season may be over, but his 2019/20 crusade has not.
Guardiola’s side hold a 2-1 lead going into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 meeting with Real Madrid, but have more than a week to wait before their European run continues.
And City’s football director Begiristain has revealed that a friendly fit can be used to keep the club team in shape ahead of the August 7 game.
“Everyone needs to play in this game, they work out for that and it’s smart to compete,” Begiristain said this weekend when City finished their home season with a 5-0 win over Norwich City.
“We would probably be playing a friendly on camera next weekend and that will be compatible with Real Madrid.”
The football director did not check whether friendly lace would involve an outside opponent or whether City was just a lace inside the team.