The summer transfer window hasn’t even closed yet but Man City are already thinking ahead to what business they might do in the January transfer window.
By then, the Cityzens will know the state of play in the Champions League and how well they’re doing in their quest to retain their Premier League title.
Pep Guardiola should also have John Stones and Kevin De Bruyne back from injury and, notwithstanding injuries to other key players, will hopefully have a full-strength squad to choose from for the assault on the second half of the 2023/24 season.
Whether or not that’s the case, it’s obvious that the club want to continue to evolve and improve their first-team squad, and to that end, the club are hopeful of one deal coming off.
Man City have been linked with a move for West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta, however, he is now under investigation by the FA for potential betting breaches, casting doubt over his move to City.
According to Sky Sports, City will resurrect the deal for Lucas Paqueta subject to the outcome of the Football Association enquiry into irregular betting patterns.
Any switch clearly hinges on the findings, as Paqueta himself was said to be keen on the move. An £80m deal had been agreed for the former Lyon midfielder.
The report shared on Twitter gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters.
Oh no, I don’t know if I want him after all what happened
— Man City 4ever (@FMikusiak) August 23, 2023
@FinallyManfred: “Not happening”
@NwaforPatrick: “We rarely sign players in January, he should forget about City.”
@FodenCTID: “Makes no sense when we’ll sign a midfielder now and KDB will be back?”
@ClaireMulcahy17: “Kev will be back, 80m was massively overpaying for this guy before he was put under investigation”
@slxvxid: “We don’t want him anymore”
@mcfcMohammed: “Let’s be honest, Txiki is not making any signings in January, there is no way he’d do it. If he does, that’ll be a dream come true”
@Goatpr0p: “First let him be cleared of the allegations”
