As he tries to instil his brand of football, Pep Guardiola’s biggest struggle as Manchester City’s manager so far has been keeping clean sheets.
The partnership between Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones has been heavily scrutinised, while Vincent Kompany inability to remain fit for more than 90 minutes is a problem the Spanish manager is begrudgingly having to live with.
These problems have led to reports the club could be after yet another centre-back during the January transfer window, and Virgil Van Dijk has appeared as a potential target. 
Reports in England suggest City could spend around £50m on the Dutch defender, currently contracted to Southampton, yet Sport in Spain report that probably won’t happen.
The Catalan newspaper say that, as far as the club is concerned, the only arrival in January will be Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras, and Pep will do no more business on the transfer market, at least in the incoming section, this season.
The Citizens are said to be pleased with their squad, and chucking more money doesn’t seem to be the route they want to go down to fix their issues.
