Guardiola on Man City medical for Gvardiol transfers and Arsenal
Guardiola on Man City medical for Gvardiol transfers and Arsenal
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00:00 Good afternoon, guys, hope you're well, welcome back.
00:08 Same process as ever, nothing's changed, we've got microphones on either side,
00:11 we'll come to as many as we can before the embargo,
00:14 obviously we have a Sunday's embargo that we'll call for Saturday at 10.30.
00:17 We'll start with Simon, please.
00:19 Hi, Pep, hope you had a good summer and a good trip to the Far East.
00:26 Having won the treble, it can't seem like that long ago,
00:30 you have an immediate chance to win another trophy,
00:33 does this game actually matter to you?
00:36 Good morning to everyone, hope you had a good summer as well.
00:42 Did you have holidays or not yet?
00:45 Small ones.
00:47 So normally when you win the title that we won,
00:50 they give you the chance to fight for new ones,
00:53 especially this competition, the last three years we played.
00:56 But against Sevilla in next week and in Saudi Arabia in the wintertime,
01:02 so they give you the opportunity to play once we are there.
01:05 Of course we are going to try.
01:08 Now we know how we are right now, the situation that we are in,
01:12 so we finish two weeks later than Arsenal,
01:15 we start two weeks later than Arsenal,
01:18 so we are not in the best way,
01:21 we struggle to restart every season.
01:24 But it's fine and hopefully our mentality can help us to be there
01:28 and compete like we have to compete against them and try to win the title.
01:35 You talk about mentality, after you've achieved something as historic as you achieved last season,
01:41 what are you looking for in the players to make sure they still have that edge to go again this year?
01:48 I would say I don't know, I would say we are going to see,
01:53 but at the same time every pre-season always when we won the quadruple
01:57 or we won the Premier League in a row,
02:00 two or three times always we think the players will be dropped,
02:03 the players will not be ready,
02:06 and the players were ready and everyone was ready.
02:09 I think it will be highs and lows,
02:12 I think my feeling for experience in the first part of the season,
02:16 I have to try to avoid to drop too much,
02:19 to not let the opponents, especially in the Premier League,
02:23 or the first stages in the Champions League, run away.
02:28 But in terms of, I know except Mateo that arrive,
02:34 the other people I know them quite well,
02:37 and I know they are incredible competitors,
02:40 and we will push each other, we will challenge each other,
02:44 and I am sure that we will be there.
02:47 Can I just ask you about the situation with Guardiola,
02:51 and also Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva,
02:54 there has been a lot of talk about those two maybe leaving.
02:58 Well, regarding Guardiola, what a beautiful surname he has,
03:04 regarding him he is doing a medical test,
03:09 so everybody knows that he is here,
03:11 and hopefully we can finish the deal in the next hours, next days.
03:15 And regarding Kyle and Bernardo, what could I say?
03:23 They are so important players for us,
03:28 we want him yes, yes or yes,
03:30 we are going to do everything to,
03:32 of course he is not like Gundo, like finish a contract,
03:36 he has contract,
03:38 but we want him to stay, because he wants to stay,
03:42 and yeah, we will do everything,
03:47 because replacing these two players is so, so difficult,
03:51 we lost two incredible players for us,
03:55 like Ilkay and Riyad,
03:57 like in the last seasons were massively important,
04:00 incredible goals, assists and personalities in the biggest stages,
04:03 in big important games,
04:06 and lose Kyle and Bernardo will be so difficult,
04:09 and that's why we are going to do everything to keep them,
04:16 because they want, because they want really, really to be here.
04:22 Hi Pep, welcome back,
04:26 from your perspective, Guardiola,
04:29 what will he bring to Manchester City?
04:33 Let me, it's a medical test,
04:35 let's finish, when it's done I will give my opinion.
04:40 Are you done, if Guardiola comes in,
04:44 are you done in the transfer market,
04:46 is that City's business done?
04:47 I don't know, I think he is going to move something,
04:50 it's not yet.
04:52 The season started today,
04:55 I mean it starts on Sunday really for City,
04:57 are they ready to go, are you happy with everything?
04:59 I'm happy for everything, yeah definitely,
05:02 but what I said before, still we need,
05:04 like I think all the teams, not just Man City,
05:07 but the reality in this period,
05:11 one week of work helps a lot,
05:13 but we cannot forget, it's 11 months,
05:15 so it's time to not get injured,
05:17 and have training sessions day by day,
05:20 week by week,
05:22 and game by game the players will get what we need.
05:31 Can I pick up on Guardiola coming in,
05:33 because assuming the medical protocol on this side,
05:35 Assuming, yeah, wait, I'll call Guardiola,
05:38 I promise you, but not now,
05:40 because I'm not allowed to do it for the club.
05:42 My point was to be, assuming he comes in,
05:45 that will give you six central defenders.
05:47 The season is so long, so there's many, many games.
05:50 That's not too many to have.
05:52 No, absolutely not.
05:53 And picking up on what Simon was asking about,
05:56 Bernardo Silva as well,
05:58 because it feels like it's been a,
06:00 I think it's three in a row now we've had talk about his future,
06:04 his reported interest.
06:05 Do you, as with other players, have a gentleman's agreement with him,
06:09 that if an offer comes in,
06:10 that matches your value of the team?
06:12 For the day one, yeah, I want to clarify that,
06:14 because I know the referees from Barcelona make my word,
06:17 what I said, I said for the day one until the end,
06:20 I don't want any player that don't want to be here.
06:22 So, but,
06:24 but I am employee.
06:27 It's my opinion.
06:28 I want to work with the guys, like,
06:30 I want to stay on my decisions,
06:32 I want to work with the staff,
06:33 the backroom staff, the players.
06:34 But after that, we had to get an offer.
06:37 And we didn't get an offer, a proper offer.
06:40 I would say I didn't get an offer.
06:41 So that's why, what could I say?
06:43 It's our player, we want him.
06:44 And if they want it, they will take a plane,
06:46 they will come here,
06:47 they will talk with our sport director, with CO,
06:49 to arrive in agreement,
06:51 because both parts, or three parts,
06:53 they have to be,
06:54 even though for the wish I give the word,
06:56 it's over.
06:57 So we want to go everywhere to buy a player,
06:59 just for Beaman City,
07:01 it's 10, 15 million pounds more expensive
07:04 than the other clubs.
07:05 All the time it's like that.
07:06 So, and the same guys,
07:08 when they want a player,
07:09 important player for us,
07:10 but they are really, really important players,
07:12 first they have to, you know,
07:14 to make an offer.
07:15 And it didn't happen.
07:16 And when it happened,
07:17 it's going to stay,
07:18 and we fight to extend the contract,
07:20 to be with us.
07:22 It's simple as that.
07:23 All the players happen since day one.
07:26 Is that what it takes then?
07:27 Because you speak about,
07:29 you were answering someone earlier,
07:31 trying to convince these players,
07:32 they have to want to stay,
07:33 and you will do everything you can to help,
07:35 you know, make them make a decision.
07:37 What can you do?
07:38 What is it?
07:39 Is it conversations?
07:40 No, it's many cases.
07:41 We cannot forget the situation
07:44 are completely different each year
07:46 for the different one.
07:47 When you want to travel,
07:48 it looks like the job is done.
07:50 And the players, most of the players,
07:52 with 32, 33 years old,
07:54 like Ilkay Riyad said,
07:55 you know,
07:57 we arrived here to win the Premier League,
07:59 and after all the people asking
08:00 about the Champions League,
08:01 will not be complete,
08:03 we don't win the Champions League,
08:04 and some players feel,
08:06 OK, I want a new experience.
08:08 I will not be the guy to say,
08:10 no, no, no, for a contract.
08:12 By the same catch,
08:13 you have to be taking agreement
08:15 with the important part of the club.
08:17 And the club is not me.
08:18 It's the business,
08:19 the, you know,
08:20 make a deal,
08:21 happen.
08:23 And in the cases,
08:25 so, of course,
08:27 in that case, Bernardo Cal,
08:29 we talked many, many, many times
08:31 the last month, even years,
08:34 how important is for them, for us,
08:37 how we want him, yes or yes,
08:39 and we continue to do it
08:41 until the end, you know,
08:43 until the end,
08:44 what's going to happen.
08:45 So I don't know,
08:47 but it's not going to happen
08:48 if the both clubs don't arrive.
08:50 Because they are massive,
08:51 massive, important players.
08:53 Because when we lost
08:55 this type of players,
08:56 we have to go to the market
08:57 to buy the replacement.
08:59 And with this type of player,
09:00 it doesn't cost 10 millions,
09:02 20, 30, 40, 50.
09:04 No, it's more expensive than that.
09:07 And, you know, we need that money
09:09 as a club to reimburse
09:11 for another players,
09:12 to make the team
09:13 as much stronger as possible,
09:15 to defend the crowns that we want
09:17 and be, you know, play good.
09:20 We know how to win games
09:21 for our people.
09:22 It's simple.
09:23 It's not, I would say,
09:24 more complicated to understand it.
09:26 Arsenal have signed
09:28 Declan Rice this summer,
09:30 obviously for a huge sum of money.
09:32 He was a player that you were
09:33 perhaps interested in.
09:34 There were reports that you were
09:35 interested in him.
09:36 How disappointing
09:37 to miss out on him.
09:38 Absolutely not.
09:39 Declan Rice decided to go
09:41 to Arsenal.
09:42 The offer was incredible
09:43 and all the best.
09:45 Because I think he's an important,
09:47 really important player.
09:49 I think he's a very nice guy
09:51 and for the national team,
09:53 England national team,
09:54 is and will be
09:55 important and Arsenal bought
09:59 an incredible, incredible player.
10:01 Just one more about,
10:03 it's been announced today,
10:05 you've got your former assistant
10:06 coming back, Juan Mar.
10:07 Yeah.
10:08 Is this good news for you?
10:10 Absolutely.
10:11 Absolutely.
10:13 Juan is the best assistant coach
10:15 you can have
10:16 in the bad moments.
10:18 And you have to find the people
10:19 close to you
10:20 in the bad moments.
10:21 In the good ones,
10:22 I don't need anyone.
10:23 Just open the champagne
10:24 to celebrate together.
10:25 But in the bad moments,
10:27 you have to have Juan.
10:28 Beyond his knowledge
10:30 about football
10:31 and that he's specially identified,
10:34 what happens,
10:35 especially football players,
10:36 is a massive, massive
10:39 human being.
10:40 So I think
10:41 all of us, personally,
10:43 I'm really happy
10:45 he came with his right hand
10:47 in Iñigo.
10:48 But
10:49 all the people,
10:51 the staff,
10:53 backroom staff players,
10:54 were delighted to see him back.
10:56 So, go for it.
10:58 Hi, Pep.
11:00 What have you made
11:01 of Arsenal's summer transfer business
11:02 in general?
11:03 What do you think of the price,
11:04 Timber, and how about today's players?
11:05 Do you think that will take them
11:06 to the next level possible?
11:08 Yeah, definitely.
11:09 They didn't buy players
11:11 to make the squad bigger.
11:13 They buy
11:14 start-11 players.
11:16 So, yeah,
11:17 really good, all of them.
11:18 Really good.
11:19 I could not expect differently.
11:22 Newcastle have done it.
11:24 Liverpool, maybe less,
11:28 but I think with Henderson
11:30 and Fabinho gone,
11:31 I think they're going to do
11:32 the market again
11:34 and United do it again.
11:36 So, it's normal.
11:37 So, every season,
11:39 every season,
11:40 the teams,
11:41 the teams want to do
11:43 the team better.
11:44 Not just Man City.
11:46 You said in the past
11:47 before the season started
11:48 because you were at History
11:49 that it's always Liverpool
11:50 that's viewed as the main challenger.
11:52 Do you think Arsenal
11:53 maybe have replaced Liverpool
11:54 now as your main challenger
11:55 to the title?
11:56 Arsenal with
11:57 Arsene Wenger
11:59 installed the club
12:02 in that position that they...
12:03 I'm very happy that
12:06 he got the status
12:08 of the place in the Emirates
12:10 stadium, what Arsene Wenger
12:11 deserves.
12:12 Because
12:14 a part of the title
12:15 that was more or less,
12:16 it doesn't matter,
12:17 is how he changed many things
12:18 in the English football,
12:19 I would say.
12:20 The influence of Arsene Wenger
12:21 in this football was massive.
12:22 One of the greatest,
12:24 maybe the greatest
12:25 in the terms from
12:26 come from abroad
12:27 and bring something
12:28 new that maybe
12:29 was not here.
12:30 Install a culture
12:31 that he was.
12:33 Maybe the Lazio drop
12:34 and Mikel Brinkley began
12:36 in the position Arsenal
12:37 was all the time.
12:38 Everybody knows that
12:41 if you start every season,
12:43 I say the same,
12:44 but that is my feeling.
12:45 So it's not one or two,
12:46 there are a lot,
12:47 a lot of teams
12:48 that are going to
12:49 fight for everything.
12:52 And the challenge
12:55 is massive for us.
12:56 So how we be able
12:57 mentally and
12:58 how we can grow
13:00 as a team
13:01 football-wise
13:02 and sustain that level.
13:04 So
13:05 it's almost impossible.
13:07 You cannot win more
13:08 than we want.
13:09 But the challenge is that.
13:11 How we're starting
13:12 is still we are.
13:13 How hungry is still we.
13:14 We are.
13:15 How we have desire
13:16 is still to defend
13:17 what we want.
13:18 And yeah,
13:20 we will see.
13:21 We will see during the process
13:22 of the 11th month
13:23 in the lower moments
13:24 that we'll have
13:25 many of them
13:26 and we think more than ever
13:28 for the fact we won.
13:29 How we overcome
13:30 and come back
13:31 in what we have to be.
13:32 what they have to be.
13:34 Okay, call the embargo for 10.30.