For Guardiola, who won back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019, City are by no means unusual when it comes to spending big on players. The Spaniard, whose side are still fighting this season for their first Champions League title, said Manchester United and Arsenal had also invested heavily to win previous Premier League titles. “When Chelsea start to win Premier Leagues, they invest more money than the other ones,” he told reporters. Guardiola pointed out that neighbours Manchester United outbid them to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal and Harry Maguire from Leicester City and highlighted big spending from other eras. The former Barcelona manager said the pressure of the UEFA investigation had brought him closer to City.

Source: Egypt Today July 15, 2020 06:56 UTC