Manchester City needs some reinforcement for the winter market to compete with maximum guarantees. Right now Pep Guardiola has several injured players in the squad, where Rodri stands out, a sensitive loss that legends like Jamie Carragher have not avoided being able to talk about what awaits the current Premier League champion.
The former footballer and captain of Liverpool is clear that the citizen team urgently needs reinforcements, although he believes that he may encounter an unforeseen event when it comes to going on the market that not even City’s buoyant economic capacity will be able to avoid: that no one wants to go until the possible sporting sanctions that the club faces are resolved. Some words that he has reflected in his column in the English media The Telegraph and where he has focused on a personal name such as the Real Sociedad player, Martín Zubimendi.
My philosophy is to do what comes from within me at all times and I have a lot to give at Real Sociedad
Martín Zubimendi, player for Real Sociedad and the Spanish national team
An impediment to the signing of Zubimendi
Last summer market, the Real Sociedad midfielder declined Liverpool’s offer. A decision that the footballer himself explained where he made it clear what he wanted: “My philosophy is to do what comes out of me at all times. It is true that teams come out in each market, as is normal. I thought that the best for “My goal is to continue in my club, I seek my personal growth and I have a lot to give to Real Sociedad,” he said at a press conference last October.
Now the rumors point in the direction of the Ettihad Stadium so that he ends up wearing the Manchester City shirt this winter market. The team could go to the market for him, but the problem is the 115 charges that the Premier club faces and that could cause it to end up backing out. A factor that does not go unnoticed by Carragher: “The void left by Rodri forces City to consider the transfer market in January. I wonder if they will try to succeed where Liverpool failed and sign Martín Zubimendi, the player that the best European scouts They consider the best 6. The problem is whether he or any other player City comes into contact with between now and the end of the season will want to wait for the 115 case to be resolved charges”.
Until that is resolved, a smart agent will tell their customer to let the process take its course.
Jamie Carragher, Liverpool legend in his column in The Telegraph
An explanation about this sporting uncertainty that the club that continues to develop is going through: “No one knows if there will be important sporting sanctions against the club. Until that is resolved, an intelligent agent will tell his client to let the process take its course before get to work, especially if he has alternatives. Guardiola has not committed to staying beyond this season and there is already a transition period at the top of the club with the departure of sporting director Txiki Begiristain. The size of the club does not matter. or how solid your basis, a shadow will hang over him until the independent commission makes its decision, and this could drag on for some time if a guilty verdict and punishment leads to a lengthy appeal process.
