cal Football is Mathematics
More
More
Previews Trends Top Trends Livescore Injured players Team Comparison
Settings
Time Zone
cfimg
COEF

    Leroy Sane arrival gives Guardiola a nice selection headache

    Leroy Sane arrival gives Guardiola a nice selection headache

    On Tuesday, Manchester City completed the £37million signing of Schalke winger Leroy Sane. The 19-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the Citizens and is regarded as a hot prospect for the future.

    The 20-year-old heads to Manchester with a fight on his hands to get into Pep Guardiola’s starting line-up in the new season. With Guardiola is likely to play three attacking midfielders behind lone striker Sergio Aguero.

    Belgian playmaker and Spanish international are virtually nailed-on to be in the starting line-up at the beginning of the campaign. That means that Nolito, Samir Nasri, Jesus Navas and Raheem Sterling all competing for one place in the starting eleven.

    The youngster’s signing does give Guardiola a very nice selection headache. However, the attacking midfielder positions must have been an area that the Catalan boss felt like he had to strengthen ahead of an expected title challenge next season.

    Nasri, Navas and Sterling were all highly inconsistent last season. Sane scored eight goals and six assists last season in the Bundesliga in 33 appearances, although ten of those appearances came from the substitute’s bench.

    The Germany international is certainly a player with a lot of potential, pace and dribbling ability. He is a winger who will get fans off their seats at City. The fee seems like a big one for such a young player, but by all accounts Sane could well prove to be a bargain.

    Manchester City are still in the market for new arrivals, with a deal for Everton centre-back John Stones still seemingly on the cards. At least the Citizens are well-equipped in the attacking midfield roles for their assault on the Premier League title next season.

    Premier League

    <
    October 2026
    Football predictions
    >
    {"9":"September 2026","10":"October 2026","11":"November 2026"}
    MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
    01020304
    05060708091011
    12131415161718
    19202122232425
    262728293031
    OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
    1
    Manchester City 18 6 6 0 0 11
    2
    Arsenal 15 6 5 0 1 5
    3
    Brighton 13 6 4 1 1 13
    4
    Brentford 10 6 2 4 0 6
    5
    Everton 10 6 2 4 0 3
    6
    Chelsea 10 6 3 1 2 2
    7
    Leeds United 9 6 2 3 1 3
    8
    Hull City 9 6 2 3 1 2
    9
    Liverpool 9 6 2 3 1 0
    10
    Ipswich Town 9 6 3 0 3 -3
    11
    Newcastle United 8 6 2 2 2 -3
    12
    Crystal Palace 7 6 2 1 3 -3
    13
    Manchester United 6 6 1 3 2 0
    14
    Coventry City 6 6 2 0 4 -6
    15
    Nottingham Forest 5 6 1 2 3 -3
    16
    Aston Villa 5 6 1 2 3 -5
    17
    Sunderland 4 6 1 1 4 -6
    18
    Bournemouth 3 6 0 3 3 -6
    19
    Tottenham 3 6 0 3 3 -6
    20
    Fulham 2 6 0 2 4 -4
    Champions League
    Europa League
    Relegation

    Pick of the day

    8th
    14th
    Minnesota United have seen both teams score in each of their last 11 Major League Soccer matches.

    Top trends