Guardiola: “If we spent like Chelsea we’d be dead – City aren’t the only ones wasting money”

For another transfer period the Chelsea attracts the attention of the football world and how else could it be, as – so far – it has taken 410 million euros from its coffers for transfers.

Thus, in statements made by Pep Guardiola before her match Manchester City with Newcastle (19/08, 22:00), he was asked about the moves made by the “blues”, answering, typically, that if City had done something similar they would have… killed him!

“I couldn’t be sitting here if we spent what Chelsea have spent in the last two transfer windows you would have killed me that’s for sure. We would be under scrutiny like you can’t imagine. We have to see what happens in the market and if we can do it and pay what we think is fair. We wanted Harry Maguire and didn’t buy him because we didn’t want to pay, we wanted Koukoreja and didn’t pay, we wanted Alexis Sanchez and didn’t pay.

In the end we will pay what we think is fair to do it. Otherwise we have the academy. We will not be desperate just to get a player. I’m not criticizing Chelsea for one second. I say if we spent like they do we’d be dead. People’s mindset needs to change – everyone spends… a lot. Not just City“, were the words of the coach of the champions England and Europe.