Man City spends 300 million pounds to buy 2 Newcastle stars, right after the first win

Man City just had their first win in the Premier League after a series of disastrous matches, against Leicester with a score of 2-0 on December 29. Striker Haaland also scored again after 3 consecutive matches without scoring. "Man City" temporarily rose to 5th place with 31 points after 19 matches ending the first leg.

Joy has returned to coach Pep Guardiola, after Man City won

To prepare for the return leg with the 20th round taking place on January 4, Man City is preparing to strengthen its squad to regain the strength and position of the defending champions.

According to AS , coach Pep Guardiola is aiming to recruit central midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle to replace Rodri (who is out with a long-term injury). In addition, this strategist also wants to strengthen the attack with the intention of recruiting striker Alexander Isak, also from Newcastle.

Isak is expected to replace striker Julian Alvarez (who has moved to Atletico Madrid), helping coach Pep Guardiola have more attacking options in case striker Haaland fails to score or is locked down like in the recent period.

However, to have Bruno Guimaraes and Isak, Man City must spend at least 300 million pounds. Besides, they also have to convince Newcastle to agree to sell and these players themselves want to leave.

Bruno Guimaraes has a contract with Newcastle until June 2028 with a contract termination fee estimated to be between £100 and £150 million. The same goes for Isak. But the Swedish striker has just been "priced" extremely high by Newcastle's board of directors: £150 million, if any club wants to negotiate, according to Telegraph Sport (UK).

Meanwhile, according to coach Pep Guardiola: "Man City definitely needs to strengthen their squad. We have 7 or 8 important players injured. Many are out for a long time. Therefore, every 3 days/match, things get more difficult. But I believe that when the new year comes, everything will be brighter and Man City will come back stronger."

Liverpool won the first leg of the Premier League

Coach Arne Slot's team continued to be unbeaten when they easily defeated West Ham 5-0 away on December 30. Liverpool currently has 45 points, 8 points ahead of second-placed Nottingham Forest, while still having 1 match left to play. With this score, Liverpool has won the first leg of the 2024-2025 Premier League.

Tottenham were disappointed after being held to a 2-2 draw by Wolverhampton, remaining in the bottom half of the table in 11th place. In round 19, there are still matches between Chelsea and Ipswich and MU and Newcastle (December 31). Meanwhile, Arsenal's latest match is against Brentford on January 2.

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