Man City Transfers: 10 Players Pep Guardiola Could Bring To Etihad

8. Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund)

Yes, another midfielder, but this is Pep Guardiola we're talking about, and Man City are going to be looking for upgrades and replacements for the likes of Fernando and Yaya Toure. Indeed, if media reports are to be believed, then Julian Weigl could even move to Manchester before Guardiola does, with speculation about a £19m bid for the 20-year-old. Make no mistake, though, this is obviously a move with an eye to the future, and that's a future that will likely involve Guardiola. The Bayern Munich boss has been linked with Weigl before, with the midfielder impressing for 1860 Munich, where he was made captain at just 18. He signed for Dortmund in the summer, and has already established himself as part of their first-team squad. A holding midfielder who prefers to pass than tackle, Guardiola could be thinking of him as doing a similar job to Sergio Busquets.
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