Report: Pep Guardiola tells Man City the next position he wants signed which could take January spend to £250m

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Manchester City are certainly showing no signs of stopping in their bid to back Pep Guardiola this month with more signings planned.

Guardiola has told City which position he wants next after deals for Claudio Echeverri, Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and potentially Andrea Cambiaso.

Echeverri is already a Manchester City player, Marmoush, Khusanov and Reis are all close to being made official and discussions are ongoing over a deal for Cambiaso.

But there could yet be one more player added to Guardiola’s squad this month after the Spaniard made it clear what else he wants.

Pep Guardiola wants a midfielder signed by Man City

Pep Guardiola is ready to take spending close to £250 million for the month by signing a midfielder, according to the Daily Mirror.

The report claims that City are closing in on £190 million worth of new additions this month and their spend could be taken to £250m with a new midfielder.

The Premier League champions lost Rodri to an ACL injury back in September and have been crying out for a replacement.

City have not looked the same since losing the Ballon d’Or winner and Guardiola has struggled to find an alternative to the Spaniard in his squad.

What midfielders could Man City sign this month?

Juventus are open to letting Douglas Luiz leave on loan this month and City could be interested in bringing their former academy player back to Manchester.

Martin Zubimendi is close to joining Arsenal with the Gunners ready to pay his £50.5m release clause in the summer, but a deal is not yet closed and City still have the chance to pounce.

Samuele Ricci is a player who has been impressing in Serie A this season and Ricci has been linked with a move to City.

Joshua Kimmich’s contract expires at the end of the season and he could potentially be available for a good fee this month, meanwhile, Atalanta’s Ederson is another good option.