Manchester City chairman warned about the impact of Premier League regulations on transfers and there has been little movement since
You have to go back 18 years for the last time Manchester City spent as little in the transfer market.
Savinho is between a third and a half of that money depending on future payments, and such small investment has not been seen since 2006 when around £4m was spent on Andreas Isaksson, Bernardo Corradi, Joe Hart, and Dietmar Hamann. As City chase a fifth league title in a row, they are doing the opposite of breaking the bank with meagre spending against significant income in player sales.
“I think the level of manoeuvrability that was in place before that allowed teams to do what they were able to do in the past, is much more restricted this year and that’s going to be reflected, I believe, this summer,” he said in his annual interview with club media. Part of that is down to the European Championship and Copa America with players not wanting to be distracted by transfers, but so far there has been a general unwillingness across the league to spend. Of the 10 most expensive to date this summer, United and Arsenal are the only big six sides to feature.
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