Manchester City should make no apologies for having spent big during Sheikh Mansour’s ownership, says Shaun Goater, with plenty of others clubs having done likewise but not found as much value for money.
The Blues have been thrust back under the microscope in 2019-20.
They were stung with a two-year ban from European competition at one stage over alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, but saw those sanctions lifted on appeal.
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Pep Guardiola has been freed to dip back into the transfer market as a result, with deals tied up for Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake.