Manchester City is paying the price of spending too much oil money.
The British Daily Mail pointed out Manchester City's use of youth players on the 18th (Korea time). Pep Guardiola's Manchester City has grown up in Manchester City as he fell into an all-time slump, but players whose talents have exploded in other English Premier League (EPL) clubs are drawing attention.
Manchester City is struggling this season due to sluggish second-line resources such as Phil Foden and Bernardu Silva. Chelsea's ace, Cole Palmer, is the most regrettable youth that Manchester City will have. Palmer was considered a huge talent at Manchester City, but he didn't get a proper chance to play at Manchester City.
At this time, when Chelsea recruited and actively used Palmer for a large transfer fee, Palmer quickly grew into a superstar representing the English Premier League (EPL). Although he made a lot of profit by selling Palmer, Chelsea was more profitable in recruiting Palmer. The Daily Mail says: "Now Palmer is showing what a mistake Man City have made as the star of Chelsea's bid for the title" he evaluated.
Man City did another good job for Chelsea. Rabia was a talent brought by Man City from Belgium. Rabia left for Southampton to get a chance to play. This is because it was difficult to get a seat in Manchester City's first team.
Having proved his good potential at Southampton, Rabia has moved to Chelsea. He was inactive due to injury in the first season, but he is favored by Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca this season. It's consequential, but if Manchester City had caught Rabia, they wouldn't have suffered this much when they lost Rodri to injury.
Jadon Sancho was also a great prospect at Manchester City. Sancho moved to Dortmund where he could get more chances to play. He became a world-class player with the best skills in the German Bundesliga at Dortmund. Failed at Manchester United but showing signs of revival at Chelsea.
Pedro Porro, who is on good terms with Son Heung-min at Tottenham, was also a prospect that Manchester City recognized first. Manchester City have preoccupied the captives who have shown great potential in Girona. Man City have only sent on loan for the growth of their captives. The captive, based in Sporting Lisbon, decided to leave Manchester City. Since then, Porro has moved to Tottenham and is playing a key role.
Liam Delap, who left for Ipswich Town this season, is also a prospect raised by Manchester City. Delap began to show his potential last season after only moving around on loan from the 2022-2023 season. Still, there was no room for Delap to play in Manchester City. Ipswich wanted Delap, so Manchester City sold it for a transfer fee. Delap is attracting attention from other big clubs as he has jumped to the ace of Ipswich.
All of the players mentioned above are now active in positions necessary for Manchester City. Manchester City has never given up a prospect at a low price, but as a result, they sold a player who was sufficiently successful in Manchester City. There seems to be a need for a new approach to the club's prospect policy.
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