After agreeing a £45m deal with Leeds United for Kalvin Phillips, Man City are set to take their spending for the summer to £96.2m after already signing Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. Consider their interest in Brighton & Hove Albion defender Marc Cucurella and Pep Guardiola will be comfortably spending well over £100m once again as his side look to do the transfer business which will keep them ahead of Liverpool this season.
Having also signed Julian Alvarez from River Plate in a £14m deal back in January ahead of moving to the Etihad this summer, such business is understandably rather intimidating to Reds fans. Especially when you consider that City have won the title in four of the last five seasons, pipping Jurgen Klopp ’s men by a solitary point on two occasions.
It remains to be seen if Guardiola will strengthen further, though City have reportedly agreed a deal with free agent Stefan Ortega in case back-up goalkeeper Zack Steffen leaves the club. In contrast, Liverpool’ s incoming transfer business is by all accounts finished, with word from Anfield insisting the Reds will not add to their squad any further after parting with an initial £73.1m, which could rise to £99.2m, to bring in Darwin Nunez , Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay.
