Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City may not look to sign a direct replacement for Sergio Aguero after being linked with moves for Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.
Aguero will leave City when his contract expires at the end of the season and Kane, Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are reported to be among their transfer targets this summer.
But Guardiola said: "There is a lot of big chances that maybe we are not going to sign a striker for next season.
“We have enough players in the first team right now and we have interesting players in the academy. There is a big chance, with the economic problems in world football, we are not going to sign any striker for next season.
“Maybe we could find a new player to replace Sergio in terms of numbers but it is almost impossible to replace him in terms of what he means to this club.”
Guardiola has admitted City’s decision not to renew terms with Aguero, who has scored 257 goals for the club, was a tough one.
He said: "We know how important a player he is in the present and was in the past. These decisions are never easy.
“Maybe we could find a new player to replace Sergio in terms of numbers but it is almost impossible to replace him in terms of what he means to this club.”
