Inside Pep Guardiola’s switch spree to avoid wasting season and rousing Man City speech

The news of Erling Haaland’s new contract has given Manchester City fans a huge boost amid a disappointing season while club staff and players have already been told of new faces joining the squad

Manchester City bosses gave a rousing speech to club staff and assured them new signings would be made to save the team’s season.

Director of football Txiki Begiristain and chief executive Ferran Soriano addressed CFA and stadium employees this week in a bid to boost morale. And the duo told them superstar signings were on the cusp of being completed – as part of a spending spree aimed at breathing new life into Pep Guardiola’s flagging side.

These include the imminent arrivals of Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov. While City are also closing in on a deal to land Juventus full-back Andrea Cambiaso on a long-term contract. If City complete all four deals it will mean they have spent more than £150m in the space of a week.

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Reis and Khusanov landed in Manchester on Thursday to undergo medicals, while City have agreed a five-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt’s Egyptian striker Marmoush. It’s understood City bosses also said the club is keen to sign a holding midfielder before the transfer window closes.

Etihad bosses address staff every three months to update them all on club matters. But on this occasion both Begiristain and Soriano were keen to lift the spirits of those work for the club, in the wake of what has been a woeful season.

And the move came less than 24 hours before City announced a stunning new 10-year deal for Erling Haaland, which has seen him pledge the bulk of his career to the English champions. Pep Guardiola’s side have won just four of their last 17 games in all competitions.