Previously, Guardiola has expressed satisfaction with his group but now it seems some areas have been identified for improvement. Speaking at a press conference, the City manager said: “There are three or four positions I think we have to try to look for, and some ideas we have. “You know we are going to try for a holding midfielder, and other positions we are thinking about. I’m not going to tell you which positions, I don’t want to tell you the players. You have your sources.”
Guardiola did confirm, however, that left-back is one of the positions being looked at. Benjamin Mendy has endured two injury-ravaged seasons since joining City from Monaco, forcing Guardiola to use Fabian Delph, Oleksandr Zinchenko or Aymeric Laporte as makeshift options. Guardiola concedes there is a fear Mendy, who has been hampered by knee problems, could endure further issues next term.
He said: “I don’t know what’s going to happen but we are thinking about the chance to find somebody in that position.