{"id":113984,"date":"2026-02-04T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113984"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:03:00","slug":"grumpy-guardiola-jokes-about-man-city-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113984","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Grumpy\u2019 Guardiola jokes about Man City spending"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pep Guardiola mischievously said he is \u201ca little bit sad and upset\u201d that Manchester City have only the seventh highest net spend on transfers in the Premier League over the last five years.<\/p>\n

City were\u00a0the heaviest spenders in January\u00a0for a second year running, signing Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi for around \u00a384m after shelling out \u00a3180m last January.<\/p>\n

But City\u2019s ability to generate revenue from sales has seen them bring in \u00a3550m over the last five years, according to Transfermarkt.<\/p>\n

Asked how much praise director of football Hugo Viana should be given for the transfer activity, Guardiola replied: \u201cReally good. Txiki [Bergiristain] before and Hugo now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a little bit sad and upset because in net spend the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first, I don\u2019t understand why the club don\u2019t spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut like we won in the past because we spent a lot, now six teams have to win the Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups because they spent more in the last five years. These are facts. It\u2019s not an opinion.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can say an opinion, like you say you play good or bad against Spurs \u2013 we can agree or disagree. But they are facts. Good luck to the six teams that are in front of us for net spend for the last five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s go. I\u2019m waiting. That\u2019s a nice quote, eh?\u201d<\/p>\n

Guardiola and City failed to win a major trophy last season, but have claimed six of the past nine Premier League titles.<\/p>\n

City have broken the \u00a3100m mark once in their history to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in 2022.<\/p>\n

But the club have recouped cash astutely in recent years, making more than \u00a3250m from the sale of academy products alone since 2020.<\/p>\n

Argentina forward Julian Alvarez joined Atletico Madrid from City in 2024 for a record \u00a381.5m, while Raheem Sterling\u2019s move to Chelsea the previous summer fetched the club \u00a350m.<\/p>\n

Who has the top net spend in last five years?<\/h2>\n