Pep Guardiola pokes fun at Manchester City’s spending which is no different from any other club | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola faced the media yesterday ahead of Manchester City’s Carabao Cup semi-final tie second leg against Newcastle. The Manchester City manager spoke on a host of topics ranging from the loss of life in Gaza, to the ICE situation in America and Sudan. He also sarcastically spoke on Manchester City’s net spend over the past five matches. It was clear that Guardiola was speaking sarcastically about how much his club has spent on players over the last five years. But that was lost on some judging by the reaction to Pep Guardiola’s comments.

Pep Guardiola raised the topic of Manchester City’s net spend during is press conference yesterday.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was in fine form yesterday. During his pre-game press conference he made sure to mention the fact that Manchester City sit seventh in the Premier League table for net spend over the past five years. Speaking on the topic, Guardiola said: “I’m a little bit sad and upset because in net spend the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first, I don´t understand why the club don´t spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them. But, like we won in the past because we spent a lot, now six teams have to win the Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups because they spent more in the last five years.”

“Good luck to the six teams who are in front of us for net spend for the last five years. Let’s go. I´m waiting.”

Pep Guardiola’s sarcasm does seem to get missed at times.

It is always an entertaining sight when Pep Guardiola has an axe to grind, so to speak. He clearly took a sarcastic jab at critics of Manchester City’s spending during his time as manager. Yesterday was Guardiola at his best as he spoke on a wide range of topics. It was clear he had plenty to say on a host of issues, with net spend by clubs being the first of many topics that Guardiola spoke on yesterday.

The entire net spend topic, and how much money City or any other club spends, has always seemed to be a point of fascination in football. The fact of the matter is that every successful club in football has to spend. If they don’t, their rivals will. Manchester City have spent a lot of money since 2008, as have their rivals. That is the reality of football, as the days of famed youth teams rising through the ranks together to conquer the Premier League have long gone. But how much City spends will always be a point of conversation, as it has been since 2008.

Pep Guardiola sarcastically made his point about net spend yesterday. It was entertaining to see Guardiola poke fun at the topic. It isn’t a topic that is going away anytime soon, as how much City spend is always a point of interest across football.