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Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City from Bayern Munich in 2016 Pep Guardiola mischievously said he is "a little bit sad and upset" that Manchester City have only the seventh highest net spend on transfers in the Premier League over the last five years. City were the heaviest spenders in January for a second year running, signing Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi for around £84m after shelling out £180m last January. But City's ability to generate money from sales has seen them bring in £550m over the last five years, according to numbers from Transfermarkt. Asked how much praise director of football Hugo Viana should be given for the transfer activity, Guardiola replied: "Really good. Txiki [Bergiristain] before and Hugo now. "I am a little bit sad and upset because in net spend the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first, I don't understand why the club don't spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them. "But like we won in the past because we spent a lot, now six teams have to win the Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups because they spend more in the last five years. These are facts. It's not an opinion. "You can say an opinion, like you say you play good or bad against Spurs - we can agree or disagree. But they are facts. Good luck to the six teams who are in front of us for net spend for the last five years. "Let's go. I'm waiting. That's a nice quote, eh? " Guardiola and City failed to win a major trophy last season, but have claimed six of the past nine Premier League titles. City have broken the £100m mark once in their history to sign Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in 2022. But the club have recouped cash astutely in recent years, making more than £250m from the sale of academy products alone since 2020. Argentina forward Julian Alvarez joined Atletico Madrid from City in 2024 for a record £81. 5m, while Raheem Sterling's move to Chelsea the previous summer fetched the club £50m. Manchester United (£675m) Arsenal (£663m) Chelsea (£651m) Tottenham (£574m) Newcastle (£424m) Liverpool (£420m) Manchester City (£396m) *All figures according to transfermarkt. com Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Sri Lanka lose early wickets chasing 129 against England in third T20 Vonn has ruptured ACL but will compete at Olympics Infantino 'infantile' for wanting to lift Russia ban Watch every gripping episode of The Night Manager Graham Norton discusses being invited to Taylor Swift's wedding Four women join forces to expose a dangerous predator Olympian Keely Hodgkinson on the mindset behind her success What impact might 'unprecedented' Six Nations schedule have? Get to know the Team GB Winter Olympics squad 'Don't be afraid of being different, it's your superpower' In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week Is the Australian Open still the 'Happy Slam'? Just seven signings - the Premier League's quiet deadline day 'Strong and smart' - Liverpool's £60m man, who can 'become like Van Dijk' What's happening and when at the Winter Olympics? All the done deals on deadline day in one place Will Seahawks stop Patriots' record bid? Lowdown on Super Bowl 2026 Six Nations preview & BBC pundit predictions 'Complacent and lost control' - Man City's second-half problem 'If Arsenal don't win title now the blame will be entirely their own' Happy tennis, serious name - how history-maker Alcaraz clinched career Slam What's gone wrong for Chelsea in WSL and is Bompastor still right coach? Why 2026 could be GB's most successful Winter Olympics The most powerful woman in football - meet game's first female super agent Nine siblings and a dog called Zoomer - Wirtz in his own words Barcelona 'shakedown' offers first hints of F1 2026 The NFL's 'Queen's Gambit' who helped create $1. 5bn worth of talent Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.