The winter transfer window opened at the start of the month and will close on Monday 3 February, with our squad at that point set in stone until the end of the campaign.
Guardiola’s Premier League champions have suffered several injuries throughout the first half of the season, leading to suggestions we will enter the market for new additions.
City v West Ham | Match preview
However, speaking in his press conference ahead of our meeting with West Ham on Saturday, Guardiola was keen to stress the difficulty of completing deals in January and that any new faces must not just be for the sake of it.
Asked if City will make signings this month, the Catalan said: “I don’t know right now, it’s not easy.
“It will not be easy. Maybe we sign, maybe we don’t sign anyone.
“The club has to be wise. Don’t do it just to do it.
“We want to add players for the situation that we have because the players have consistent injuries many times.
“Club has to do it but I’m not sure if it will be possible.”
Our last outing was a 2-0 victory over Leicester City to end 2024.
Academy graduate James McAtee played an exciting cameo that afternoon, starting the move for our crucial second goal.
Guardiola says he and his players were impressed with the 22-year-old’s performance and that he has the ability to feature more heavily before the 2024/25 season is over.
“At the end [of Leicester] I said to the press that I believe he should have more minutes but he is young. A lot of games still to play,” he stated.
“He played really good. Most importantly, all of his teammates were so happy. They have big respect for how he behaves in the locker room.”
City v West Ham app coverage
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from Manchester in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 13:45 (UK).
Joleon Lescott, Jill Scott and Marlon Harewood will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.
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Short highlights from the match will be available from 19:00 (UK), whilst extended highlights from the encounter and a full-match replay available on CITY+ can be accessed from midnight.
