Guardiola's full-back fixation has echoes of Louis van Gaal

Man City could spend more than £100m on full-backs, what does the manager plan for them?

Kyle Walker Manchester City
Man City signed Kyle Walker from Tottenham during the summer
(Image credit: Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola equalled the world record transfer fee for a defender with his £50m signing of Kyle Walker from Spurs.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up