Club now happy to sell player Pep Guardiola loves to Manchester City for just £20m

Despite their wealth and success, Manchester City have occasionally missed out on some transfer targets.

The Citizens wanted Declan Rice before his move to Arsenal, while Pep Guardiola was also keen to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester until Manchester United bid £85m for the Englishman.

Those were the headline deals Txiki Begiristain failed to complete, although the Spaniard more than made amends through the signings of gems such as Rodri, Erling Haaland, Josko Gvardiol and others.

Now,…