Manchester City struck gold by selling 'amazing' star Pep for a profit of 1,782%.

Pep Guardiola Enjoyed incredible judgment as well Manchester City Coach despite the club's recent decline in level.

Having arrived at the club in 2016Guardiola managed 495 matches for City, averaging 2.31 points per game.

His trophy cabinet isn't bad either. Guardiola has won six Premier League titlestwo FA Cupsfour English Premier League Cups And it ended Man City's long wait for a UEFA Champions League Again in 2023.

Guardiola oversaw several team reforms during his time at the Etihad Stadium, and seems to have a knack for moving players at the right time.

Manchester City's biggest sales

A big part of Manchester City's recent success on the pitch has been their ability to make proactive decisions off the pitch. Nothing more than recruiting in the transfer market, selling their assets at the right time, and most importantly at the right price.

Arguably, with the exception of Cole Palmer who left very early in his City career, none of the players on that list reached the heights they achieved while playing at the Etihad Stadium.

It shows that Manchester City not only recruit well, they know when to take advantage of a player and make a good profit. This summer, for example, City made profits of around £96m after spending and sales.

One of their best works over the past few years has been Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko, Which although Guardiola once described as “incredible”.Man City made a huge profit After joining the club for just £1.7m in 2016.

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Selling Oleksandr Zinchenko achieves an increase in profits by 1782%

Mikel Arteta has praised Oleksandr Zinchenko as an 'exceptional footballer' Upon signing with the defender in the summer of 2022. Zinchenko He made an exceptional start to his Arsenal career and was seen as 'raising the bar' which propelled Arsenal to second place in the league during his first season (22/23).

Citizens sold Zinchenko for £32 millionmaking an incredible £30.3 million profit over the Ukrainian. City have arguably enjoyed Zinchenko's best years too.

Defender He participated in 128 matches with the NationalsHe scored two goals and made twelve others. He also won four Premier League titlesAnd four EFL Cups and an FA Cup during his time there.

Since joining the Gunners, Zinchenko is yet to win a trophy and is now struggling to break into Arteta's starting XI. His performance metrics are also down from when he played under Guardiola at Manchester City.

From the table, it seems clear that Zinchenko reached his peak during his final season with Manchester City. he He made more assists than this seasonmore advanced carry and passes and maintain the ball better by completing higher passes.

Defensively, Zinchenko was also more solid at City, where he gained… Complete top processing And more than five times the ball recoveries.

Manchester City seem to have a knack of knowing when to sell an asset, in the Ukrainian's case, it was to a league rival which saw the club make huge profits to improve other areas of their squad.

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