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Kathryn Batte

Pep Guardiola shares Man City transfer plan that could give Liverpool a title boost

Pep Guardiola has revealed Man City's transfer plan for January - they won't be signing any players.

The Spaniard has insisted his squad is well-equipped and claimed they would not be forced in to panic-buying in a bid to close the gap on Liverpool.

City have suffered with injuries this season, defender Aymeric Laporte has been out since August and striker Sergio Aguero is the latest casaulty.

But this will not force Guardiola to seek replacements.

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"I don't want any players in January," he said in his press conference ahead of tonight's game at Burnley.

"If we could not do it in the summer, then we cannot do it in January.

"When players come for an incredible opportunity in January for th next four, five or six years, maybe we could think about it, but that is not possible.

"The players that could maybe add something to our squad will not be for sale."

The City boss also said he does not need to re-build the team at the end of the season. Captain Vincent Kompany left the Etihad in the summer and David Silva will do the same at the end of the current campaign.

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"We don't have to rebuild too much," he added. "Three players is not rebuilding the team.

"Rebuilding the team is seven or eight, which we did in the second season when seven players finished their contract because 11 players were over 30.

"To buy two or three players is not a rebuild, it’s just substituting positions.

"David (Silva’s) confirmed he’s leaving. Fernandinho doesn’t know but it’s normal - the players that arrive at his age and this stage of their lives. Of course, we have to replace them."

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