Manchester City are ready to trigger the buyout clause in the contract of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi.
City see Zubimendi as ideal cover for knee injury victim Rodri.
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And a move is being prepared for the January market.
City manager Pep Guardiola admits even the players are urging the club to buy next month: “Even the players (think): ‘Oh, we have to add some players,’ but the truth is, this season we have a lot (of problems). And this is a problem.
“(But) I think it’s not to bring a player for that (the short term). You have to bring a player for the next three, four, or five years. And this is sometimes not easy to do.
"But, of course, I think we have to try it because (the situation) has been sustained for a long time."