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Manchester City beat Newcastle 1-0 on the second day of the Premier League thanks to a goal from Argentina’s Julián Alvarez, thus remaining one of the leaders in England with six points along with Arsenal and Brighton. However, The good performance of the Mancunian team took a backseat on Tuesday when it was announced that Pep Guardiola was going through a tough time in regards to his physical condition.
The Spanish coach had to undergo a minor operation in Barcelona, which City themselves confirmed in a short post on their X account, formerly known as Twitter. “Recently, the technician was suffering from severe back pain and flew to Barcelona to be operated on by Dr. Mireya Illueca. The operation was successful, and now Pep will recover and rehabilitate in Barcelona, ” the information emphasized.
Guardiola will not be able to show his usual intensity.
Thus, Guardiola could spend about two weeks without the opportunity to coach City when he returns from the international break in September. With this prediction Pep will miss matches against Sheffield United and Fulham in the Premier League and will be replaced by Juan Manuel Lillo. who returned to England this summer to once again be Guardiola’s top assistant on his coaching staff.
If the Catalan coach recovers without setbacks, he will find himself on the bench on September 16 when they take on West Ham at the Olympic Stadium in London. In the meantime, the “townspeople” will continue to work on replenishing their squad with attackers, who occupy the position left vacant by Algerian Riyad Mahrez. and, according to Fabrizio Romano, the English team already has an agreement with Stade Rennes to sign Belgian Jeremy Docu for €60m.
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The 21-year-old, who played in the last World Cup in Qatar in 2022, will sign a five-year contract and is expected to undergo a medical examination in the next few hours. The winger made 35 appearances last season in France and scored seven goals. this is his campaign with the most scoring effect of the 90 games he has played for France so far.