Gary Neville reveals promise Man City made Pep Guardiola to sign new contract

Gary Neville is convinced Pep Guardiola has been promised a implicit rebuild of his Manchester City squad adjacent summer aft signing a caller contract.

Guardiola ended mounting speculation implicit his aboriginal by signing a two-year declaration hold astatine the Etihad Stadium. His erstwhile woody was acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of the existent season.

Hopes that quality would abruptly assistance City’s signifier aft a tally of 4 consecutive defeats earlier the planetary interruption were dashed connected Saturday evening nevertheless with the champions thrashed 4-0 astatine location against Tottenham.

A 5th consecutive decision could permission City 8 points down league leaders Liverpool by the clip the play is done with Arne Slot’s broadside successful enactment against Southampton connected Sunday.

City’s problems stem from the lack of Rodri successful midfield with the Ballon d’Or victor ruled retired for the remainder of the season. City are expected to bring successful different midfielder successful January with an wounded for Mateo Kovacic heightening their request for contiguous reinforcements.

Former Manchester United skipper Gary Neville expects a large summation successful January but believes determination are large issues to code crossed the side, with the problems deeper than the lack of Rodri.

While Guardiola has committed to City for different 2 years, Neville believes helium volition person been promised a immense summertime transportation fund adjacent twelvemonth to rectify the existent problems.

‘It feels similar contiguous if City were to triumph the rubric this play I deliberation it would beryllium Pep Guardiola’s top Premier League,. Because of what we’ve seen truthful far,’ helium told the Gary Neville Podcast.

‘I deliberation they volition bash the concern successful January and get a midfield subordinate in, that’s no1. But to get Pep to enactment again, they person evidently promised him a large declaration but they indispensable person besides promised him a reinvestment adjacent summertime that is rather spectacular and a rebuild of this team.

‘I would ideate they volition hold for that. I don’t deliberation we volition spot 2 oregon 3 oregon 4 successful January, possibly conscionable 1 to benignant the midfield contented out.

‘But it’s not conscionable Rodri. Rico Lewis came successful contiguous [against Tottenham] with Bernardo Silva connected the right, Gundogan and Savinho connected the near and Phil Foden successful beforehand of them and they person been obliterated.

‘The backmost for look knackered. They look perfectly beat. They were each beaten physically and mentally.’

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