Pep Guardiola says Manchester City had little option to sell four of their academy players to Southampton as he noted how 'patience doesn't exist' among the youth age groups.
City sold Gavin Bazunu, Romeo Lavia, Sam Edozie and Juan Larios for almost £40m combined this summer, with various sell-on clauses and buy-back options attached to the deals. The four players join former City head of academy recruitment Joe Shields, who took up the Saints overall head of recruitment position this summer.
Asked about the four transfers, Guardiola said they represent good business for both the players and the club in the circumstances, but hinted that he would prefer more young players to remain patient at City — even if, as he believes, under-23 football is not competitive enough.
