Arsenal has been spending heavily in recent seasons, and they have already secured Riccardo Calafiori in this transfer window.
Similarly, Manchester United has been investing significantly in new players to strengthen their squad, while Manchester City seems to be taking a more reserved approach.
The Citizens arguably have the most valuable squad in the Premier League, but this summer, they haven’t spent as much as some of their rivals.
Whenever City does make a significant investment, it grabs headlines. Recently, Pep Guardiola was asked for his thoughts on Arsenal’s and Manchester United’s spending this summer, especially as his side has remained relatively quiet in the transfer market.
The Spanish gaffer aimed a dig at the spenders and said, as quoted by Give Me Sport:
“Yes, many years they have done it. Many years but it’s not news. It’s just when City spend money.”
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We have learnt from City that money buys success in the Premier League and Pep knows they have one of the most expensively assembled squads ever.
Playing catch-up with them requires us to splash the cash, and it will be interesting to see if we can finally beat them to win the Premier League title.
We need to spend more this summer because City might not be the only tough challenger we will face.
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I don’t see a “dig” aimed at anyone, Pep was merely stating facts. Have we not spent well over half a billion and still going?
Man Utd will likely be spending big next couple years as well.
Seems Pep was complaining about the “media treatment” not about spending money.
Pep complaining about how media treats City differently, perhaps he needs reminding of the 115 charges against City and how the behaved with their finances.
Mind games is all, playing victim card to unite his squad. I don’t mind the tactic, but laugh as if they are innocent and just getting bullied.
Arsenal has spent tremendously with nothing to show for it.
When City spent such amount they won trophies back to back.
United has spent over a billion with nothing to show for it. United just buy any player irrespective of how suitable the person is to their style.
media does treat city differently How many main stream media publications have mentioned the £40m United got for covid and all other clubs got £1m from prem which stopped them breaking psr this year due to their spending. this was this week but yet every publication said city fined OVER £2m for late kick offs. not that they where fined £2.09m it was over
It’s obviously a dig and a deliberate misrepresentation.
The City that beat Arsenal last year cost much more to put togehter than the Arsenal squad and pays more per year in wages it’s not even close.
Pep is a smart man and he plays these types of mind games to motivate every season. If MC already has the most valuable squad in the league then it would make sense that they would not be currently spending as much as others because they don’t need to. I don’t see it as Pep making a dig as much as him simply being defensive because to be otherwise would force him to admit the truth about the effects of the past (which he has only a beneficiary of) to himself and others. Plus, they may be headed to the Siberian 4th division after their court dates culminating in 2033.
Pep and his team have been great but if it weren’t for the Abu Dhabi takeover and subsequent financial violations MC’s future would have been quite different and they would not have ever been at MC to begin with to succeed as they have.
Unfortunately, I doubt if they will actually have to pay the piper as an organization.
City does not have the most valuable squad, that is another lie from the pit of hell to massage gunners’ egos.
Last five year net spend:-
1. Chelsea £-794.75m
2. Manchester United: £-514.66m
3. Arsenal: £-500.97m
4) Tottenham: £-420.68m
5) Newcastle: £-376.8m
6) West Ham: £255.76m
7) Liverpool: £-249.846m
8) Aston Villa: £-234.4m
9) Manchester City: £-228.67m
24/25: £10.11m
23/24: £-116.7m (Champions)
22/23: £9.97m (Champions)
21/22: £-38.55m (Champions)
20/21: £-93.5m (Champions)
Source:- Football 365 & Transfermarkt
How about last 15 yrs brother
You are so right mate.Man city built this mentality by spending a lot more than us and that started about 15 years ago.long ago before Pep came
Not even the last 15 years just compare the two squads side by side the City squad costs more and pays more in wages.
Such a nonsense cherry-picking argument to pretend otherwise.
It’s risible, when our Arab owners took over, we spent heavily but wisely and when challenged, we pointed out we were playing catch up, from a long way behind, in squad quality and were roundly derided for saying that. Now the boots on the other foot, lo and behold, Arsenal and the rest are only spending so much more than City ever did (even allowing for inflation) because they’re playing catch up. Couldn’t make it up could you.
Except of course your a liar. Your squad last year’s total cost was significantly more than Arsenal’s squad and you pay significantly more in wages. Don’t come on other fans forums lie, it’s embarrassing.
I mean he’s not wrong other teams have spent more than city in recent years. Of course their squad is strong enough that they don’t need too many additions, but their academy has also been quite strong too which helps their financial balance or the first team
We don’t face 115 charges