Will Wirtz headline Man City's summer rebuild?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Manchester City have had a disappointing season compared to their usually high standards.

But the summer window offers Pep Guardiola the chance to rebuild.

So which players are they targeting?

And will it be enough for them to be Premier League contenders once again?

Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: Sam Lee & Phil Hay

Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead

Producer: Mike Stavrou and Nick Thomson

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0:31.0	The Athletic FC Podcast Network.
0:38.7	Welcome to the Athletic F.C.
0:40.3	podcast with me, Ayo Akimwalere.
0:42.5	Manchester City have had a disappointing season compared to their usually high standards.
0:47.4	The danger to Manchester City is on the counterattack when the front three
0:51.3	and the dangers and here are in right at the side.
0:55.2	A little celebration from Amarim.
0:59.1	And Maxi Villiano Arauj makes it two-on to sporting Lisbon in the blink of an eye.
1:06.2	But the summer window offers Pep Radiola the chance to rebuild.
1:10.4	So which players are they targeting?
1:12.5	And will it be enough for them
1:14.3	to be Premier League contenders once again?
1:20.2	Right, with us today,
1:21.4	we have the Athletics, Manchester City, correspondent Sam Lee.
1:24.5	And we've also got Phil Hay as well.
1:26.3	Right, Sam, we'll get into the summer
1:28.4	window super shortly. But, you know, this, I guess, is a bit of a rearbuilder. And City have been
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