Here are your Friday evening Manchester City headlines.
Charles fee agreed
Manchester City's under-21 captain Shea Charles is set to join Southampton this summer on a permanent transfer.
Charles, 19, made his senior debut for City on the final day of the Premier League season after leading the under-21 side to a third-successive Premier League 2 title.
The Northern Ireland international has eight caps for his country, and can play across the defence or in midfield. He earned praise from Pep Guardiola for his performances over the season, where he was included in the matchday squad on three occasions, culminating in his senior club debut at Brentford.
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Now, he will become the latest City academy prospect to move to St Mary's after four made the permanent switch last summer. Southampton will pay an initial £10.5m for Charles, rising to £15m in add-ons.
Pochettino on Guardiola
New Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino admits it will be a challenge for his side to compete with Manchester City next season.
City finished 45 points above Chelsea in the Premier League last season on their way to the treble, beating them four times across all three domestic competitions when they scored eight times and didn't concede once.
Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel and then Graham Potter in a turbulent campaign, with Frank Lampard ending the season in interim charge as they finished 12th.
The London club have turned to former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino, who is tasked with returning Chelsea to European football, and they will hope to be challenging for titles in the coming years. Pochettino, though, accepts that they have some way to go in order to catch City.
