Pep Guardiola confirms major Man City injury boost as new signing revealed - Fresh faces join Premier League champions as key man returns from absence

MANCHESTER CITY have ripped up their transfer rulebook after the worst six months of Pep Guardiola’s reign. The reigning Premier League champions are on course to smash their record for January

Manchester City are planning a huge statement of intent in the January transfer window as they look to rebuild their team under Pep Guardiola.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has won 18 trophies ... a £33.6m move after City agreed a fee for the Uzbekistan international. Guardiola is also hoping to bring in Eintracht Frankfurt forward ...

Pep Guardiola did not want to talk about Kyle Walker or the impact his potential departure could have at Manchester City at his pre-match media briefing. Without Walker, Rico Lewis is the obvious alternative but the young defender has struggled at times this season as City have slid down the Premier League table.

That is according to the information of The Times’ Paul Hirst and Peter Rutzler, who report that Manchester City are now closing in on the signing of Abdukodir Khusanov from Ligue 1 side Lens for a transfer fee that could rise to £42 million.

“I’m absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester City, a club that I have enjoyed watching for a long time,” Khusanov said. “This squad is full of the best players in the world, and I can’t wait to meet them and play alongside them.

The Uzbekistan international defender will join up with Pep Guardiola’s squad for the second part of the 2024/25 season, with his contract keeping him tied to the Club until the summer of 2029.

Manchester City signed a second defender in two days, this time 19-year-old Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for 35 million euros ($36 million) on Tuesday. “I’m excited to join Manchester City," Reis said. The four-time defending Premier League champion has been unusually busy in the January transfer window following an alarming run of form leading up to Christmas.

The young defender has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for an additional season. This is a remarkable leap for a player who, just 18 months ago, was plying

Manchester City completed its second signing in two days with the arrival of 19-year-old central defender Vitor Reis from Brazilian side Palmeiras Re