Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on their transfer window, the exit of Julian Alvarez and his desire to have a small squad ahead of West Ham
Etihad training campus, Manchester, UK
Etihad training campus, Manchester, UK
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00:00Obviously the the transfer window has been difficult for lots of different clubs for different reasons
00:04I know with Julian Alvarez leaving you spoke a couple of weeks ago about
00:08Looking for a player at some point to come in and fill that and maybe challenge Erling upfront
00:14With this window specifically was it just a case of the fact the right player wasn't available
00:19Was it a case of the club did he more time because the Alvarez deal happened late?
00:23I mean, what's the situation with that? I'm happy with the squad
00:26So we didn't expect because didn't expect Julian was leaving but the spec I don't know because
00:32He had conversations for a long time ago with other clubs his agent so could happen
00:37But at the end always you think maybe it's going to stay but that didn't happen and after we yeah, we saw but we have
00:43Of course you have many many ages would be a problem
00:46but hopefully
00:47you know in two three months is back Oscar and feel this in that position and
00:53McAtee can play in that position when the one can play in that position
00:55But another can play in that position in different type of players like Erling, of course
01:00So and maybe it's a mistake. I don't know but I like to to work with not a long long long squad
01:06I don't like to
01:07Leave a lot of players without playing for a long long time and when you have a longer squad
01:11I know injuries that month without playing and I don't like it
01:14it knows I feel when everybody's involved and with the chance to play the
01:18The performance of the team is always better so and that's why I prefer I know the group I know how
01:24He crap serious and professional they are and commitment in every single game and we decide to go
01:30We you're right when we are not pretty pretty pretty sure it's better wait in winter. We have
01:36Just in case happen
01:38We have another chance. So if I'm not convinced and she gets not convinced is better than don't take that that step