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Manchester City have been the most disappointing team in European football this season, falling all the way to sixth place in the Premier League where they are tied on points with Aston Villa and just a point ahead of underdogs Bournemouth. It's still a relatively respectable position in an increasingly competitive Premier League, but it is a far cry from their standard as perennial champions since 2020/21. They have suffered several humiliating defeats in the past couple of months, necessitating an aggressive transfer approach that has already netted them one of the best signings of the winter window, 20-year-old center back sensation Abdukodir Khusanov of RC Lens. Manchester City are closing in on a signing that may not be as big of a bargain, but, in terms of overall impact, es...

Manchester City are being aggressive in the January 2025 transfer window out of necessity, as their collapse since the injury to Ballon d'Or winner Rodri has been so catastrophic that not even their biggest haters could have predicted such an abrupt demise from a team that was the most dominant in their league over the last five years - even above Bayern Munich in Germany. Pep Guardiola has stood shocked at the state of his squad, as a poor summer transfer window in which Manchester City made an aging and rapidly declining midfield even more inadequate with the addition of Ilkay Gundogan has come back around to bite them badly. There are issues all over the squad. Manchester City don't have a supplemental goal-scorer alongside Erling Haaland, their midfield is too old, and their defe...