Man City faces transfer whirlwind amid cutbacks…

Manchester City has pressed the fast-forward button on their transfer activities as they look to shed some squad weight before the window slams shut. The club’s summer splurge has already soaked up over £300 million, and now Pep Guardiola seems more eager to offload players than a kid trying to get rid of a dodgy Pokémon card. Jack Grealish is packing his bags for a season at Everton, hoping a year at Goodison Park will be like a personal reboot of ‘Footballers Don’t Cry’. Meanwhile, James McAtee looks set to follow Grealish out of Manchester’s revolving door, as Nottingham Forest is preparing a red carpet welcome just for him.

In a plot twist worthy of a soap opera, Tottenham has suddenly decided they want Savinho. Despite City pulling the ‘we-just-got-him’ card, there’s a glimmer of hope for Spurs if they cough up a fortune that could make Scrooge McDuck spit out his gold coins. If Savinho hits the road, City might be shopping for a fresh face, with Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig showing up on their grocery list. Nevertheless, the real challenge may be fitting these new legs into the squad’s non-homegrown player quota—because UEFA rules are stricter than a librarian on a mission. The roster shuffle is causing more heads to spin than a dance-off between Guardiola and a breakdancing robot.