One problem that must be acknowledged is that after Manchester City sent Jingduoan away last summer, the team's recruitment and internal excavation did not find a suitable candidate to replace him. The importance of the German midfielder in Manchester City is not reflected in his data. Instead, he helps the team at both ends of attack and defense by passing the ball and attacking in the back. This seems not difficult, but there is still a big problem in the perfect integration of Manchester City's tactical system. Last summer, Manchester City spent nearly 100 million euros to solve this problem, and did not achieve good results.
Manchester City introduced Kovacic, a midfielder who left Chelsea, and signed Nunes, a Portuguese midfielder, from Wolves for a transfer fee of 60 million pounds last summer. However, their performance after joining Manchester City did not meet the team's expectations. Kovacic's age and strength lie here, and the team does not expect him to completely replace Jingduoan. After all, Nuness spent a huge amount of money to complete the signing, and his performance also proves that Guardiola was wrong in this recruitment.
In fact, the number one target of Manchester City in last summer window was not Nuness, but Paquita of West Ham United. However, due to the investigation of the FA, the deal could not be reached. Manchester City had to press the sentry to complete the signing of Nuness before the transfer deadline. From the strength point of view, Nuness is still a midfielder who plays well at both ends of the attack and defense in the Premier League. It was also known as the "hexagon midfielder" at the beginning. However, the balance of attack and defense also means that there are no special characteristics, and they have not reached the extreme. In a big team like Manchester City, it seems a little mediocre.
In the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, Nuness can perform well in the midfield position, and even become the core of the team's midfield. However, in a big team like Manchester City, unless the ability in all aspects can reach the top, omnipotence also means "all can't", which will become a loophole in the team when facing a strong team, This is one of the reasons why Nunes cannot show up in Manchester City. Of course, today's Nuness is only 25 years old, and he still has room for further progress, but his future may not be in Manchester City.
According to the English media, Manchester City is ready to clean up Nuness in the summer window, and they also understand that it is difficult to recover the recruitment costs of last summer. Now the team most interested in Nuness and able to meet the offer of Manchester City is mainly the Saudi League, but it needs to reach an agreement with the players to complete the transaction. If Nunes finally makes the same choice as Phillips and insists on staying in Manchester City, it also means that the 60 million pounds transfer fee spent by the team is basically wasted, which is something Manchester City would never like to see.
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