Manchester City boss Guardiola slams criticism of transfer spending after questioning of Liverpool boss Klopp

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MANCHESTER CITY boss Pep Guardiola has hit back at criticism over his team’s lavish spending.

The Premier League champions have shelled out around 1.4 billion in transfers over the past decade – more than any other club.

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Pep Guardiola hit back at his criticsCredit: Getty

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Jurgen Klopp claimed City had “no limits” on their spendingCredit: Rex

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claimed this week that City had “no limits” in the transfer market, having signed Jack Grealish for 100million.

He said: “We cannot compare ourselves to other clubs. They obviously have no limits. We have limits.

“We can’t spend money that we don’t have. Others can. We can’t.”

City received a two-year UEFA Champions League suspension for breaking Financial Fair Play rules in February last year – but the ruling was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport .

Guardiola, 50, refutes Klopp’s claim – and has taken an interest in owning other teams as well.

He said: “We have limits because of FFP.

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“We are on the same page as everyone else. After that each club decides what it wants to do. Each season we have passed the checks which are there for everyone. If we are wrong, prove it -the.

“As I said before, there are homeowners who want the benefits for themselves.

“Our owners don’t want to waste money, but if they can spend, they will.

“In the old days, [Manchester] United have won a lot of titles because they spent more money than other clubs. You remember it? They spent more than Manchester City because we couldn’t do it.

We bought Jack Grealish because we sold [players] for 60m so in the end we spent 40m

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“It used to be a club, or two, or two and a half. Then other clubs came in – Chelsea with [Roman] Abramovich, us with Cheikh Mansour. They want to be in this world. What’s the problem?”

When he was last signed with a lot of money, he added: “We bought Jack Grealish because we sold [players] for 60m, so in the end we passed 40m. “

And on the Reds in particular, Guardiola hit back: “You can win by investing. Liverpool were able to enter the market to spend on two incredible players (Virgil van Dijk and Alisson) and they won the Champions League and the Premier League. .

“If they don’t want to spend more, maybe it’s because they think they don’t need it or because the owners don’t want it. I don’t know. I don’t follow. the.”

City could extend their summer spending before the end of the month and prepare a bid of around $ 127million for Harry Kane.

But Guardiola and Co could face the Spurs forward tomorrow, when they travel to north London for their curtain-raiser of the season.

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Jack Grealish is set to make his Premier League debut for Man City on SundayCredit: Getty Man City boss Pep Guardiola remains tight-lipped on a possible Harry Kane transfer

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