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Manchester City transfer news: Pep Guardiola to be handed £200m summer budget to rebuild side

Pep Guardiola
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Manchester City are willing to hand Pep Guardiola a £200m transfer budget in the summer, according to reports.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss put pen to paper on a contract extension at the Etihad Stadium in November.

The club are willing to spend up to £200m on new additions as they target domestic and continental glory.

A new striker could be at the top of Guardiola’s wish list, with Sergio Aguero set to become a free agent on June 30.

And even if Aguero does stick around, Guardiola may still seek a long-term replacement for the club’s all-time leading goalscorer this summer.

City are said to have been monitoring Benfica’s Darwin Nunez as a potential successor, while the report also mentions Erling Haaland and Romelu Lukaku as potential targets.

Guardiola’s side have now won five matches in a row in the top flight and are unbeaten in their last nine.

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