Manchester City's biggest area of need has been in central midfield since Rodri's ACL injury. So, why is Pep Guardola's first signing of the January window a highly rated young defender?

Manchester City have seen their Premier League title defence stutter this season after a quiet summer but Pep Guardiola’s side look set to invest heavily in January having struck three January deals

Manchester City are planning a huge statement of intent in the January transfer window as they look to rebuild their team under Pep Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola's marriage is ending as he and his wife Cristina Serra prepare to separate. News of Guardiola's divorce broke first in the Catalan press via Laura Fa and Lorena Vazquez reporting in Sport The surprising element of the story is the degree to which Man City are involved in the reasoning for the split.

City's coach recently went out of his way to praise Nathan Ake publicly for playing when he hasn't been fit in order to answer emergency calls in the defence. All four senior centre-backs were out at the end of October to trigger City's slump in form and Ruben Dias and John Stones have both missed the last few weeks and are not back yet.

City have not made a significant signing in January since the arrival of Aymeric Laporte for £57 million from Athletic Bilbao in 2018. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pep Guardiola has further discussed Erling Haaland’s staggering new contract committing the Norwegian’s future to Manchester City for another 10 years.News of Haaland’s contract extension with

Pep Guardiola hopes that Kevin De Bruyne will follow Erling Haaland's example by signing a new contract with Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola discusses ‘up’s and down’s’ at Manchester City and Erling Haaland’s new deal ► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: ► Watch Sky Sports: Pep Guardiola sat down to discuss a number of topics including Erling Haaland's new nine and a half year deal and Manchester City's struggles this Premier League season.