Man City transfer hint amid striker search as deadline day looms

Manchester City are happy with the balance of their squad as the transfer window approaches its Friday night deadline.

City have one final day to make any additions to Pep Guardiola's squad having signed Savinho and re-signed Ilkay Gundogan in a largely-quiet summer. Julian Alvarez has been the highest-profile departure as he joined Atletico Madrid, while fringe players Sergio Gomez, Joao Cancelo and Kalvin Phillips have exited either permanently or on loan.

In response to the business, the Blues have added James McAtee to their senior squad after two years on loan at Sheffield United, with Oscar Bobb set for an increased role before his injury and Nico O'Reilly also now an option.

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Alvarez's sale leaves a gap in the striking department, however, leading fans to cling on to hope of a late deadline day signing up front to provide cover for Erling Haaland - with Guardiola already admitting the Norwegian cannot play every minute of every game.

But Sporting Director Txiki Begiristain, in charge of City's transfer business, declared on Thursday that City have a 'deep enough' squad with the balance the Blues need to challenge on four fronts.

Speaking after City learned their opponents in the expanded Champions League this season, Begiristain said: “It’s important to see the calendar, how it affects us and the Premier League. It depends on what you have before or in the following game.

“For that we need a deeper squad. We have a balanced squad, deep enough to compete in many competitions. We feel confident [in the