Mendy join City

Manchester City have taken their summer spending to more than £200m with the signing of Benjamin Mendy from Monaco and increased their total outlay in the transfer market since Pep Guardiola took charge 13 months ago to £385m.

The transfer fee of £52m (€57.5m) for Mendy is a world record for a defender and is Guardiola’s latest signal of intent as he seeks to build a squad capable of winning major silverware in his second season at the Etihad Stadium.

“I think I am the right person for the group," he said.

"I am easily adaptable. There are some players with whom I exchanged a few emails, I knew them from some years ago

Regarding football, I can bring a lot of creativity in the game, I can offer different solutions, I like to take the play as full back and provide assists for the strikers.

“All the better if we compete, it’s more positive, better for the team, it means that there will be a lot of goals scored, and then everyone will be happy, but the main point is to get good results.”