Man City: Pep ‘looks to La Masia’ for ‘surprise’ De Bruyne replacement after Musiala rejection

Former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola is hoping to lure Netherlands international Xavi Simons to Man City next summer, according to reports.

The Citizens didn t spend too much money in the summer transfer window with Savinho arriving from Troyes for a reported £30m .

But they managed to raise around £100m from the sales of Julian Alvarez, Joao Cancelo, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Sergio Gomez and Tommy Doyle.

are currently facing 115 charges over alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial fair play rules with the hearing starting today.

But finance expert Stefan Borson insists their lack of spend in the summer transfer market has nothing to do with the independent commission s investigation into their charges.

It’s not a PSR-related thi…