Chapter 527: Chapter 527

Actually, as early as two months ago, Manchester City had already listed Gundogan in their scouting report.

Once the season ends and the summer transfer window opens, the German midfielder will be the top target for recruitment!

Of course, this is naturally stemming from Guardiola’s opinion, who will take over next season.

In his view, Gundogan’s qualities such as precise passing from the deep midfield, clear thinking, and dynamic movement perfectly fit the pass-control philosophy of Guardiola in the current transfer market.

However, over the last few days, Guardiola changed his mind.

He told Belgistan that they must sign Gundogan in the winter transfer window to get him integrated into the Premier League as soon as possible.

Why is Guardiola so eager to bring this German midfielder to Manchester City?

On one hand, it is because the summer transfer window is more competitive than the winter.

With substantial financial power, Manchester City increased their offer for Gundogan, and Dortmund is willing to release the player. Both sides hit it off, so there’s no need to delay the transfer for the summer, avoiding unexpected complications, and handing over this technically detailed, broadly visionary midfielder to another team!

On the other hand, it’s the result of Guardiola’s comprehensive consideration of numerous scouting reports sent by his trusted scout Raymond.

Through communication with Raymond, Guardiola found out that when the Manchester City backfield struggles in ball distribution, Tang Long is often pulled by Pellegrini into the midfield to organize the defense.

But in the Spanish head coach’s mind, the full-field Tang Long is the most threatening player who can help the team score!

Frequently pulling him into the backfield, attacking on offense, defending on defense, is not conducive to his growth at less than 20 years old.

This is an excessive consumption; many players are worn out by their coaches when they are young, and later suffer frequent injuries.

The former Liverpool golden boy Owen is a typical example.

Guardiola and Pellegrini don’t have much personal relationship, but Pellegrini briefly served as the head coach at Real Madrid in the 2009 - 2010 season.

At that time, the head coach of the Cosmos team Barça, who was at the peak of glory, was the current Bayern coach, Guardiola!

Based on his understanding of Pellegrini, Guardiola believes even if Gundogan is not handpicked by the Chilean, once he arrives, Pellegrini will definitely use him.

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Gundogan in the midfielder position would undoubtedly be a top-level playmaking midfielder in the entire Premier League.

With him coming, Tang Long will definitely be liberated.

Moreover, Gundogan has already represented Dortmund in European War matches, so Manchester City cannot register him for the Champions League in the second half of the league.

Thus, even if Bayern and Manchester City meet in the Champions League knockout stages, Guardiola doesn’t have to worry about Gundogan’s appearance at Manchester City posing any obstacle to Bayern.

Although there are still six months until Guardiola officially takes charge at Manchester City, he has already secretly participated in the club’s transfer activities.

But what is Pellegrini thinking?

Pellegrini is unwilling to resign; he wants to make one last desperate struggle!

This silver-haired Chilean old coach over 60 years old has been coaching for more than 20 years.

At his age, many coaches choose retirement, having earned enough money, they can go home and enjoy their old age with their grandchildren.

However, Guardiola’s meddling, forcibly inserting Gundogan into the team’s plans, makes Pellegrini feel his dignity is being offended, causing him to change his decision!

After the pre-match tactical meeting, Pellegrini called his assistant Rein aside.

"Rein, if nothing unexpected happens, I might retire next season, and you’ll be out of a job."

"But now something unexpected has happened! We have six months, let’s fight hard for a treble, I refuse to believe a head coach who can lead Manchester City to a treble would be fired, absolutely impossible! We must prove ourselves!"

Assistant Rein also realizes he has been pushed to the edge of a cliff.

As an assistant coach who has followed Pellegrini for ten years, he has never had the chance to be promoted to head coach, so once Pellegrini decides to retire, he also faces the predicament of unemployment.

"Well said, boss! What’s so great about Guardiola? Ultimately, doesn’t a coach’s success come down to results? As long as we work hard together, winning enough championships for the club, the head coach will surely still be you next season!"

Pellegrini has worries about the future, and he also has immediate concerns.

Now he faces a happy problem.

The team’s two main strikers, Bony and Agüero, have recently been performing exceptionally.

Since Agüero’s injury over a month ago, Bony has been outstanding, helping Manchester City win multiple games.

In attack, his connection with Tang Long is increasingly seamless, showing a trend of replacing Agüero as the main single striker.

However, what Pellegrini didn’t expect was that in Agüero’s comeback first match, he surprisingly scored four goals in just half a game, drawing praises from British Media and claiming "The King of Itihad is back!"

This season Pellegrini’s ambition is not only in the league, there’s the FA Cup, and most importantly the Champions League.

To progress on all three fronts, the motivation of every player must be fully mobilized, and it’s crucial not to lose people’s hearts.