“City can buy Mess and Ronald”

Fernandinho says Manchester City has the finance to sign with players like Cristino Ronaldo and Lionel Messie, but such stars cannot fit into club philosophy.

City spent over 200m euros this summer buying players like Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy and Ederson.

Brazilian Fernandinho, who came to the Ethiopian Stadium from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013, believes City has the power to buy super stars.

Could we buy Mess or Ronaldo? I guess so, but you should consider the club's priority.

We have financial power, everyone knows, but some priorities have to be considered”. “Are we aiming to sign with a player or gather a strong team and be competitive to achieve our goals? Sometimes people think a player can fill the needs of the” club. “City has worked throughout these years to establish a competitive team and follow the titles. Of course, the club made several major and strong investments at the start, with high-level and well-known players, but the project itself is based on a strong team, on developing a high academy structure to discover young players”.

“City's project is much more than signing with a single player, which will eventually cost a lot more”, the Brazilian said.

He mentioned a good investment the club made like young Gabriel Jesus. /Telegraphy/