Pep Guardiola is looking to turn City’s season around with some January signings (Image: Getty)
January can’t come quick enough as far as are concerned, with injury-savaged squad having slumped to one win from their last 12 outings.
mid-September ACL injury threw City’s season into jeopardy from the off and without a natural replacement in the side, Guardiola has been forced to shuffle his pack during the Spanish midfielder’s absence.
The winter market does present a chance to welcome much-needed reinforcements, with all the signs pointing towards the Blues having an unusually busy January window.
Express Sport predicts what ’s dream January transfer window might look like…
Bruno Guimaraes signs for
Who knows where City might’ve been right now had they pushed the boat out and signed Bruno Guimaraes when they were linked with the Brazil international during the summer?
It’s hard to imagine the 27-year-old, who is valued at £66million by Transfermarkt, wouldn’t have made a difference to City’s midfield following Rodri’s injury, given his play style appears perfectly suited for a Guardiola player.
Reports surrounding the club’s interest in January have been contrasting, but if we’re talking dream windows, there would be few better options to come in mid-season and help fix City’s problems in the middle.
Bruno Guimaraes would be a dream midfield addition for Man City in January (Image: Getty)
Tijjani Reijnders joins from AC Milan
You wait for one Rodri backup and two come along at once. That’s what City fans will be hoping happens next month, as their need for bodies in midfield grows desperate.
Alongside Rodri’s season-ending injury, Mateo Kovacic has struggled for fitness, whereas time appears to be catching up to Ilkay Gundogan, who is now well into his mid-thirties.
While he might be under contract until 2028, City could flex their financial muscle in looking to sign Tijjani Reijnders from , with the Dutchman having established himself as one of Europe’s most promising midfielders.
, meaning City might have to move fast if they’re to bag a player not only capable of playing as a holding midfielder but one of the more advanced eights as well.
Tijjani Reijnders has impressed for AC Milan this season (Image: Getty)
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Jarrad Branthwaite arrives as John Stones’ replacement
Alongside City’s midfield woes this year, central defence has proved a problem area too, with the Blues currently boasting just one fit senior defender.
John Stones , with suggestions his eight-year stint in Manchester could be coming towards an end.
What better way to replace the ex- defender than snatching the next up-and-coming Toffees centre-back, who also happens to be English and a ball-playing extraordinaire? Jarrad Branthwaite, at least on paper, is the perfect fit.
He won’t come cheap though, as rivals found out in the summer, but if City want to salvage anything from the 2024/25 season, they might have to spend big on Branthwaite.