Manager Pep Guardiola mentioned on Friday that Manchester City’s current damage woes are central to their protection and a busy schedule has prompted them to seal a switch deadline day deal for Swiss worldwide centre-back Manuel Akanji.
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City signed the 27-year-old from Borussia Dortmund to a five-year contract for a charge of round £15 million ($17.32 million), making him their fifth signing of the switch window that closed on Thursday. Guardiola’s staff might be with out Aymeric Laporte for an additional month as he recovers from knee surgical procedure whereas fellow defender Nathan recovers from a hamstring damage.
“We had four incredible centre-backs, Aymerick had a hard injury, he’s getting better, but there’s still a month or a half left.. . Nathan had some concerns.” “We couldn’t keep up with this schedule with just two centre-backs. We had the opportunity to bring in a player who has one year left on his contract, incredibly experienced. “He is perfect for what we need… good at build-up. We felt it versus Dortmund. (We are) glad he is here.” Guardiola said he would not force Laporte into action before the next international break later this month. “A month ago we said September or October. beginning of October. He will be ready after the international break,” mentioned the Spaniard. “We will not power it. There’s a deep knee damage.
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City are second on the desk with 13 factors from 5 matches, two factors behind Arsenal who’ve made an ideal begin.
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