Manchester City look to spend 80 million in January transfer window

As Manchester City prepares to defend their title against Arsenal in the January transfer window, they will have an available budget of £82 million should they wish to bolster their roster.
Manchester City leads the Premier League standings with five victories and 17 points, and they have not lost in any of the league's tournaments this season. 

But during the first part of the season, Pep Guardiola's team has not played at its peak, therefore they were fortunate to win all three points from their match against Fulham on Saturday. This will start to offer teams like Arsenal and Liverpool confidence of capturing a Premier League crown this season, along with the fact that important player Rodri will be sidelined for the remainder of the campaign. 

In an attempt to replace the vacuum left by the Spaniard, Guardiola has turned to Rico Lewis as well as Mateo Kovacic. While they are excellent offensive players, their defensive play still requires improvement. Manchester City will have roughly £82 million to spend in the January transfer window if they are unable to resolve the Rodri situation with their current collection of players, according to Football Insider.

Manchester City look to go big during January transfer window

Manchester City is rumored to be monitoring the transfer market in advance of January in search of any players who could bolster Guardiola's team. According to Football Insider, the Premier League winners still have the £82 million they paid Atletico Madrid for Julian Alvarez this summer to spend, which is more than enough to sign a star player.

Whether City moves in January is still up in the air because the Manchester team may experience some favorable developments in the upcoming months. Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad, who was Liverpool's top target throughout the summer, is reportedly in their sights. According to reports, Zubimendi is "considering" a move from Real Sociedad to Manchester City, and this is helping their chances because he turned down Liverpool.