Pep Guardiola Makes Stunning Statement About Harry Kane After Man City’s Failure to Sign the Striker

• Pep Guardiola has admitted Harry Kane’s refusal to join Manchester City brought doubts over Citizens direction early in the season
• Manchester City tried to sign Harry Kane in the summer but were knocked back before bouncing back to the top of the table
• Manchester City are presently top of the Premier League table with 9 points above nearest challengers Liverpool

Pep Guardiola has admitted not signing Harry Kane last summer brought uncertainties over Manchester City’s campaign early on in the season.

City had made public their desire to sign the England captain from Tottenham but saw their bid knocked down on four different occasions by Spurs Chairman, Daniel Levy.

Pep Guardiola had wanted Harry Kane to join up with his squad as a replacement for Sergio Aguero who had earlier joined Barcelona but the deal couldn’t see the light of day.

According to a report via Manchester Evening News, Guardiola admitted he wasn’t fully confident when Harry Kane’s transfer was rejected but is happy with where they presently are on the table.

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"And when it happens two, three, four times, it’s over. After we saw the squad and the way we played and I said we were not sure what we had to do or where we had to go.

"Now you can say ‘Harry Kane didn’t come and everything is going well’ but at the time I didn’t know it.

Manchester City look on course to win a third successive Premier League title as the Citizens presently top the league table with 9 points after 25 games played.

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Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola says he has never complained about his club’s transfer business and he tries his best as a manager to always get the best out of his players.

Speaking to Manchester City official website, the Spaniard says adapting to every situation is what he has learned to do as a manager.

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Guardiola has received lots of plaudits from fans and pundits on how he has navigated the current campaign for Manchester City even without a recognized striker.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Manchester City will be looking to strengthen their grip on fourth place when they take on Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad on Saturday, February 19.

City are currently nine points clear at the top of the table, with Liverpool being the only team with an outside chance of catching up to Pep Guardiola’s men.

On paper, it looks like the Citizens are clear favourites to win this one for several reasons.