Arsenal fans explode at 'spoilt Pep Guardiola' as Man City 'deal agreed'
Manchester City are on the brink of a £59million transfer which hasn't gone down well with other Premier League fans.
Pep Guardiola's side underwent their worst season since 2016–17 and recorded a third-placed Premier League finish, with no silverware to show for it after early exits in the EFL Cup and Champions League.
Man City did reach last month's FA Cup Final, but lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace at Wembley to end the season trophyless and left Champions League qualification as the only silver lining of their campaign.
With the Club World Cup on the horizon and this summer's split transfer window already up and running, City have already taken steps to address the season's faults with several big-money arrivals on the way.
Man City agree £59m Tijjani Reijnders transfer
Kevin De Bruyne's departure from the Etihad Stadium has left Guardiola with a huge hole to fill in central midfield, but City have quickly agreed a move to bring AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders to the club.
Rejnders has been on City's transfer long-list for some time and Football Insider revealed on 16 May that City were "making progress" on a deal to bring the Dutch international to Manchester for roughly £70m.
Fabrizio Romano reported on Wednesday (4 June) that City and Milan have struck a "verbal agreement" for Reijnders to move to the Etihad for £59m this summer, with personal terms already sealed.
City could therefore feasibly add Reijnders to their Club World Cup squad ahead of facing Wydad AC in their first game on 18 June, and another deal for Lyon's Rayan Cherki could follow in the coming days.
Man City's Reijnders move sparks Dyche comparison as fans react
City spent north of £175m a matter of months ago as Guardiola brought in Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis, Nico Gonzalez and others in the January transfer window, and will now add Reijnders to the mix.
The potential arrivals of Reijnders, Cherki, and Wolves left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri before pre-season has even begun will set alarm bells ringing for other Premier League clubs, and fans have reacted in droves.
Some supporters have come to expect City's lavish spending despite the Premier League's strict PSR rules, with Guardiola called "an overrated Sean Dyche" if he didn't have such levels of financial backing.