Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants more English players and will target Dele Alli, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker
Former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss only has three Englishmen to choose from, and wants more local heroes
PEP GUARDIOLA wants to add more English players to his side in the summer — with Tottenham’s contingent of Three Lions stars heading the list.
Currently, John Stones and Raheem Sterling are the only Englishmen with regular game time at Manchester City.
Tottenham are now four points above City in the league and are building a side which has mounted an unlikely title challenge for the second-consecutive season and are in no need to sell their top stars.
However, Walker is considered the most dispensable and a big money offer could persuade Daniel Levy to sell.
Having effectively confirmed Joe Hart has no future at the club, City are light on English players.
As well as Stones and Sterling, Fabian Delph is the only other ace close to the first team.
At Barcelona, Guardiola had a core of players who had graduated through the club’s youth system.
And his Bayern Munich side was made up of predominantly German internationals.
This helped him to get his ideas across, while still using players who understood the local culture and tactics.
Since arriving in the Premier League, his side have played some breathtaking football — without winning as many matches as they should have.
Guardiola believes that adding more Englishmen to his side will help give side more steel, which would complement the flare players.