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Man City transfer ‘bombshell’ with Guardiola ‘big danger’ to Bayern as star sees deal as ‘attractive’

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Man City transfer target Jamal Musiala
Jamal Musiala has been linked with a move to Man City.
Jamal Musiala sees Man City as an ‘attractive destination’ as he weighs up his future at Bayern Munich this summer, according to reports.

The Citizens won a fourth consecutive Premier League title at the end of last season to cement Pep Guardiola’s place as one of the best managers the English top flight has ever seen.

Guardiola has one year left on his contract and there are rumours that he will leave when it expires, with speculation linking him to the England job after Gareth Southgate announced his resignation earlier this month.

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The Catalan’s potential exit has seen speculation that a number of his best players could look for a way out this summer with Kevin de Bruyne, Ederson, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish and others linked with transfers.

One player Man City have been keen on for a long time is Bayern Munich attacker Musiala and there are rumours that the Premier League side are lining up a move for the Germany international as a replacement for De Bruyne.

Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk insists that Musiala wants to see Bayern Munich impress in the transfer market in order to guarantee that they are competing for the Champions League title every season.

Falk wrote in his Caught Offside column: “Bayern do have one additional concern in Jamal Musiala – they don’t want to lose their big talent. However, if Kimmich and Davies leaves, the level of the team will suffer as a result, which is a point of concern for Musiala; he wants a team like Jude Bellingham has at Real Madrid where you can compete for the Champions League title every year.

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“So, Bayern Munich has to do something if they don’t want to lose him. There is an idea at Manchester City to try and sign him as the successor of Kevin De Bruyne. I don’t know if the Belgian international will leave this summer or in the next, but the story of De Bruyne at Manchester City is coming to an end.

“Musiala grew up in England and I think he’s always got one eye on the Premier League, so this would be the next big danger for Bayern Munich. If they lose him and didn’t sign Xavi Simons, then they would have to go for Florian Wirtz in 2025, which would be very expensive.

Reports in Spain have also touched on Musiala to Man City with one outlet describing it as a ‘bombshell’ and the German sees the Citizens as an ‘attractive destination’.

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Guardiola recently insisted that De Bruyne is staying at the Etihad Stadium but former Man City goalkeeper David James reckons they need to sell him “sooner rather than later”.

James told fairbettingsites.co.uk: “It’s funny how the Euros can catapult players into the public domain, but on the flip side not do a player’s reputation any favours. It wasn’t a great tournament for Belgium and Kevin De Bruyne.

“Things were going so well for him – winning the treble at Manchester City and the Club World Cup – so to underperform at the Euros and get knocked out early was obviously a disappointment for him.

“I would love to see him stay at Manchester City because he’s been pivotal in their success over recent years. However, there is a point where – especially if you know people who have been playing out in Saudi Arabia and have said good things about it – if the club are going to move him on, then they should do it sooner rather than later, because it would allow everyone some time to adjust to it.

“De Bruyne is so important in that City side and somebody is going to need to replace him, so for the sake of the team, they need to sell him soon if they ultimately decide to.”

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Pep Guardiola refuses to rule out Manchester City contract extension
‘I’m closer to leaving than staying but I didn’t say I’m leaving,’ says the City manager

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27 July 2024 • 2:55am

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Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out extending his contract with Manchester City.

The City manager is out of contract next summer and appeared to hint in the wake of the club’s record fourth consecutive Premier League title triumph in May that this forthcoming season may be his last at the Etihad Stadium.

But Guardiola has insisted he has not made a final decision on his future and that he could yet sign a new deal but first wants to see how City start the new season and whether his players retain the same appetite.

“I’m not being here for eight more years so that’s why [I said] I’m closer to leaving than staying. But I didn’t say I’m leaving,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of City’s friendly against AC Milan at Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday night.

“When I’m leaving, I will say I’m leaving. But I didn’t say it. So that was my approach, maybe I was not correct to say that but that was my feeling at the time. So we spoke with the club and said: ‘It’s a lot of years, we’ll see what happens.’

“But I will not rule it out absolutely to extend the contract. I would love to stay, because I would love to stay. So that’s why I don’t want it to happen, I don’t want to deny my feelings, I want to see my players. Nine years, today, in the same club is an eternity.

“And I just want to be sure it’s the right decision, not just for me but for the club, that it’s the right decision for the players, that still they run like they already ran for eight years, it doesn’t matter the competition, it doesn’t matter the tournament. This is what I have to see. And that’s all.

“But I’m pretty sure I will not stay eight more years because I think it’s good to refresh – the players, the managers. But at the same time, we had success, still winning Premier Leagues, still arriving in the last stages.”

It is thought City would want a final decision from Guardiola by December at the latest in order to give them time to plan any succession but the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach says Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the club’s chairman, and other officials will be kept fully informed of his intentions.

“I’ve not given it consideration because I haven’t decided I’m leaving,” he said. “When I decide, ‘Okay, it’s over’ … first of all, I will talk with my sporting director [Txiki Begiristain], my chairman [Al Mubarak], my CEO [Ferran Soriano]. That’s the first.

“I will never do one step without my team, my club not knowing it. I’m incredibly grateful [to them]. When it happens, we will talk. When? I don’t know when is the best.

“It doesn’t mean to do it that way is perfect, or doing it another way is perfect. Or maybe in a few months, I will say: ‘Extend the contract.’ So I don’t know. What I said at the end of the season is: ‘Okay, at the start of the season, how is everything going, how connected we are together again, and after we’ll see.’”

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City Emirati chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak after the English Premier League win over West Ham in May CREDIT: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images
City’s only summer signing to date is the Brazil winger Savinho, a projected £33.6 million arrival from Troyes, and Guardiola suggested the Premier League champions may not bring anyone else in, unless someone leaves.

“Right now, no,” Guardiola said of the prospect of more arrivals. “If someone leaves at the end, maybe [we will sign new players]. But if no one leaves, I think we will stay like we are.”

Brazil’s Savinho celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Paraguay during a Copa America Group D soccer match in Las Vegas in June. Manchester City completed the signing of Savinho in July CREDIT: David Becker/AP
Guardiola appears more concerned with City retaining Ederson, his first-choice goalkeeper who is considering a move to Saudi Arabia with Al Ittihad eager to sign the Brazilian.

“I wish from the bottom of my heart Eddie [Ederson] continues with us,” Guardiola said. “Replacing Eddie is so difficult. Of course, what I said, it depends on him, if he wants to …

“But I would love if he stayed because I cannot imagine our process, our success in these last years without him, and he’s an important figure in the locker room, in his presence, many things. And hopefully, it would be a good signing for us.”

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