Pep Guardiola insisted he was not criticising Chelsea’s heavy spending (Picture: Sky Sports)Pep Guardiola says Manchester City would be ‘killed’ if they spent the same as Premier League rivals Chelsea. ‘I couldn’t sit here if we spent what Chelsea spent in the last two transfer windows – you would kill me. ‘We wanted [Harry] Maguire [in 2019] and didn’t buy him because we didn’t want to pay, we wanted [Marc] Cucurella [last summer] and didn’t pay, we wanted Alexis Sanchez [2018] and didn’t pay. Guardiola says he ‘admires’ Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly (Picture: Getty)‘In the end we will pay what is fair to do it. MORE : Man City snubbed as Stuart Pearce makes shock Premier League title predictionMORE : Jurgen Klopp reacts to missing out on Caicedo and Lavia to ChelseaFor more stories like this, check our sport page.

Source: Metro August 19, 2023 14:22 UTC