Jamie Carragher thinks Man City could hijack Liverpool transfer if 'problem' didn't exist

Rodri's semipermanent wounded means Manchester City mightiness beryllium keen connected a signing a caller midfielder successful the January transportation model but Jamie Carragher thinks the Premier League champions person a short-term contented with adding top-level stars

Jamie Carragher thinks Manchester City mightiness effort to hijack Liverpool’s involvement successful Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi this January - but the champions’ 115 charges whitethorn beryllium a large hurdle.

With Rodri, precocious crowned the world ’s champion subordinate astatine the Ballon d’Or, retired for the play due to the fact that of a genu injury, Pep Guardiola ’s broadside are apt to beryllium keen connected strengthening during the wintertime transportation window.

And with Real Sociedad prima Zubimendi, who is besides lawman for Rodri successful the Spain team, wide viewed arsenic the champion holding midfielder not operating for 1 of Europe’s biggest clubs, the apical campaigner is obvious.

He had been heavy linked with a determination to Anfield successful the summertime but the Reds could not get a woody implicit the enactment and they person been rumoured to person eyed up a renewed bid successful the coming months.

Writing successful his Daily Telegraph column, Carragher said: “The void near by Rodri means City indispensable see the transportation marketplace successful January.

“I wonderment whether they volition effort to win wherever Liverpool failed and lure Martín Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, the subordinate whom apical European scouts evidently consciousness is the champion No 6 disposable beyond the Champions League clubs. Zubimendi is Rodri’s lawman successful the Spain squad too.”

But Carragher besides reckons that the outstanding Premier League charges facing City - with a determination expected nearing the extremity of the play - mean galore apical players volition beryllium advised against moving to eastbound Manchester until a verdict arrives.

City could look expulsion from the Premier League if recovered blameworthy of the charges.

Carragher added: “Whether helium oregon anyone other would articulation City successful January is linked to their 2nd problem. Any subordinate approached by City betwixt present and the extremity of the play volition privation to hold for the result of the lawsuit into the 115 charges.

“Nobody knows if determination volition beryllium important sporting sanctions against the club. Until that has been resolved, a omniscient cause volition archer his lawsuit to fto the process instrumentality its people earlier putting pen to paper, particularly if they person alternate options.”

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