Guardiola bemoans extortionate price of English players


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 08 Mar 2017

Britain Soccer Football - Sunderland v Manchester City - Premier League - Stadium of Light - 5/3/17 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola Reuters / Andrew Yates Livepic

(Reuters) - The high premium that English players command in the transfer market represents a serious obstacle to Manchester City's plans to fill the team with domestic talent, manager Pep Guardiola has said.

Following goalkeeper Joe Hart's move to Italy on a season-long loan, Raheem Sterling, John Stones and Fabian Delph are the only Englishmen to have featured for City's senior squad this season.

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