Rodri, £100m deal, 'complete' star - two signings can unleash Man City's dream midfield next season

Manchester City may have spent £180million in the mid-season transfer window but they are expected to be busy again in the summer transfer market.

Pep Guardiola has already started to shape the next phase of his Manchester City revolution with the signings of defenders Juma Bah, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis, as well as midfielder Nico Gonzalez and forward Omar Marmoush in the January transfer window.

However, midfield remains a glaring priority for City this summer.

At the base of midfield, City have Gonzalez, 23, and Rodri, 28, who is close to a return from a serious knee injury, at their disposal, while they can also call upon Mateo Kovacic, 31, and Ilkay Gundogan, 34.

Further forward, Kevin De Bruyne, 33, will leave the club on a free transfer next month and that perhaps hints at Guardiola's thinking when moving towards a younger core for his three-man midfield.

A strong midfield is a good base to win titles and it's no coincidence that Liverpool and Newcastle, who arguably have the two best midfield trios in England, have secured the two domestic trophies so far this season.

Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai have provided the base for Liverpool's front three to score the goals to win them the Premier League title.

Meanwhile, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Joelinton have proven to be very difficult to match physically. And when City played Arsenal at the Emirates earlier this season they were overrun by Declan Rice, Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard.

Manchester City have released their home kit for next season - featuring the reimagining of the sash running through their shirt. For the first time ever, the famous City blue will have a white sash through it as Puma put a new twist on