Man City Chief Promises ‘Swift’ Transfer Deals For Club World Cup

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Manchester City chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, has promised the overhaul of Pep Guardiola’s squad will continue at pace in the weeks ahead of the Club World Cup.

After an unprecedented four consecutive Premier League titles, City suffered a dismal season by the standards set during Guardiola’s reign.

They finished a distant third in the Premier League, won just three of 10 games in the Champions League and lost the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace to end without a trophy for the first time since 2016/17.

Khaldoon accepted the club were not “aggressive” enough in the transfer market last year to rejuvenate their squad.

City responded in January by signing Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez at a combined cost of more than £172 million ,$232 million.

More arrivals are expected before the start of the Club World Cup on June 14 despite Guardiola’s plea to work with a smaller squad next season.

“This January we had to act,” Khaldoon said in his annual end-of-season interview.

“Four players in January ,came in, and that gives you an idea of what’s coming this summer because we will continue