Fresh from breaking the all-time
points tally for a Premier League season, Guardiola said City will aim to bring
in "one or two" new additions during the summer.
They
spent £278m on nine players during 2017/18, including Kyle Walker, Bernardo
Silva and Ederson, and there had been questions whether the likes of Manchester
United, Spurs and Chelsea could match such significant amounts.
But
Guardiola told Monday Night Football City themselves
will avoid spending similar figures in future - because they can't afford it.
"[We
will sign] one or two more, no more," he said. "We cannot
invest…maybe people don't believe me but we don't have the money to invest £300m
every season.
We invested a lot of money and
will invest less in the future, because instead of doing it in two or three
transfer windows, we did it in one. We needed it for the age [of the squad].
"The
fundamental success of this season is the quality of the players. People say
you won because you invest a lot, they are right.
Yaya
Toure will leave the club in the summer following the expiration of his
contract at the Etihad, and central midfield is one of the positions Guardiola
is targeting to recruit before the start of next season on August 11.
In
addition to Toure's replacement, the Spaniard was coy on where else City would
look to strengthen.
He
said: "Maybe in front, but I don't know. We have to think and talk more
with Txiki and the staff. It's four competitions, we need new faces to compete
with the guys from this season."
