Man City boss Pep Guardiola has chosen Hakan Calhanoglu as the player he wants to cover for Rodri in January, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Citizens made a good start to the new Premier League season under Guardiola with seven wins from their opening nine matches.<\/p>\n
However, Man City have now lost their last two Premier League matches in the Premier League with Guardiola\u2019s side struggling without Rodri in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard, who won the Ballon d\u2019Or at the end of October, picked up a serious knee injury against Arsenal on September 22 and was ruled out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.There have been rumours Man City will bring in a player to replace Rodri in the winter transfer window with reports in Spain claiming Guardiola \u2018chooses\u2019 Inter Milan midfielder Calhanoglu for the job.<\/p>\n
The experienced Turkey international \u2018stands out not only for his vision and precision in passing, but also for his powerful shot from medium distance, a quality that Guardiola values \u200b\u200band which reminds him of Rodri \u2018s offensive abilities at key moments in games\u2019.<\/p>\n
Man City are \u2018willing to put 45 million euros (\u00a337m) on the table to complete the transfer in January\u2019 and Inter, despite not wanting to sell, could \u2018be open to negotiating due to the possibility of getting a considerable amount for a player who is close to turning 31.\u2019Despite the difference between the Premier League and Serie A, Guardiola is \u2018confident that Calhanoglu will quickly adapt to the team\u2019s dynamic\u2019 at Man City.<\/p>\n
It is also claimed that Guardiola \u2018withdraws\u2019 Man City \u2018from negotiations\u2019 for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong as they \u2018have completely lost interest\u2019 after witnessing the Netherlands international\u2019s recent performances.<\/p>\n
Man City lost 2-1 to Brighton on Saturday with former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp calling the Citizens\u2019 second-half display as \u201cone of the worst halves of football\u201d that he\u2019s seen from Guardiola\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
Redknapp said on Sky Sports: \u201cI thought second half, and I\u2019ve watched a lot of Manchester City, I\u2019ve admired his team for so long. but that\u2019s one of the worst halves of football I\u2019ve seen from a Pep Guardiolaside.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were abject, they didn\u2019t defend, they didn\u2019t win individual battles, they didn\u2019t pass the ball forwards. First half, they were excellent, they should\u2019ve been 3-0 up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second half when he [Hurzeler] made the subs, there was only one team going to win it. Once the game starts to run away from you, you\u2019re looking at characters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is going to dig in? Who is going to get on the ball when you need them most? Who is going to make this team calm? There was nobody to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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