Pep Guardiola prepares to land a pleasant clash with Barcelona

Pep Guardiola hopes to give his former employers a pleasant surprise that will be welcomed by all Barcelona associates.

Barcelona was expected to have a productive deadline on Monday, but did not end up meeting their transfer needs. The club’s failure to sign Eric Garcia and Memphis Depay could have serious ramifications for Ronald Koeman’s team, which has been trimmed after a handful of starts anyway.

Koeman was told that he had to sell some players before the signings and he did so, showing the door to Arturo Vidal, Ivan Rakitic and Luis Suárez, among others, in recent weeks. However, the Dutchman has not gotten the players he needed simply because the club was unable to sell Ousmane Dembele at the end of the transfer period.

Desmarque has now ensured that Pep Guardiola is exploring the possibility of landing the French international at the Etihad Stadium. The former Barça and Bayern Munich manager had to part ways with his lethal winger Leroy Sane, and his team’s recent start to the Premier League season suggests he may be losing the German’s firepower.

Manchester City believe they can attract Dembélé to the north of England given the success they have had lately. Also, for a club of your financial backing, getting it definitely shouldn’t be a problem. Guardiola also feels that the 23-year-old’s fortunes could change in England given his enormous potential.

Without a doubt, Guardiola will be able to fine-tune a player like Dembélé, but whether he does it or not is not a matter for Barça at the moment. If the interest of the Citizens is genuine, the Blaugrana would expect a deal to be closed in January because one of their most expensive signings never seems to have a place in the squad.

Do you think the Catalans can reach an agreement for Dembélé and later sign the desired goals in winter?