Even Manuel Akanji could not hide the fact that his move to Manchester City was anything but written in the stars.
While some transfer targets are established in the beginning of the summer and eventually sealed in the final days, this deal was not that. As the new no.25 put it: "It was a bit unexpected in the last stage of the transfer market, but when Manchester City asked me if I wanted to come here, I had no doubts about moving here."
Pep Guardiola had a week ago said that the club had discussed the idea of signing another central defender but dismissed the idea and would only do it if they woke up one morning and felt like it. What changed then?
