Pep Guardiola: Man City boss jokes about spending

Pep Guardiola mischievously said he is "a little bit sad and upset" that Manchester City have only the seventh highest net spend on transfers in the Premier League over the last five years.

City were the heaviest spenders in January for a second year running, signing Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi for around £84m after shelling out £180m last January.

But City's ability to generate money from sales has seen them bring in £550m over the last five years, according to numbers from Transfermarkt.

Asked how much praise director of football Hugo Viana should be given for the transfer activity, Guardiola replied: "Really good. Txiki [Bergiristain] before and Hugo now.

"I am a little bit sad and upset because in net spend the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first, I don't understand why the club don't spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them.

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