The belief is that despite having already brought in two central defensive names, a central midfielder, and a versatile attack via Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis, Nico Gonzalez, and Omar Marmoush, more investment is due to be made in the summer market.

Manchester City have secured the signing of midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto for a fee of €60 million (£49.9m/$62.1m). Gonzalez has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract and is City’s fourth signing of the window following the arrivals of Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.

The 5-1 loss at Arsenal will have sharpened minds about bringing in midfield reinforcements as City have been unable to plug the gap created by Rodri's major knee injury. It seems Porto's former Barcelona midfielder Nico Gonzalez is the player that has been identified.