Manuel Pellegrini: Manchester City's summer spending not over

Summer spending not over yet: Manuel Pellegrini (Getty Images)

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has claimed that the club’s summer spending is not over yet despite having already spent close to £90m on new signings.

City have had a busy transfer season so far after they failed to defend the Premier League title, losing out to crosstown rivals Manchester United. The club has already signed Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic, and Pellegrini has hinted at a few more signings before the transfer window closes.

Pellegrini said: “The club has spent money on important players, like Stevan and Negredo.”

“But we must remind you that last year there was Balotelli and Tevez, so we had to replace two very good players with another two very good players.

“So, we have the month of July and some days of August to finish the squad completely. It’s not absolutely complete, but it’s very near to being complete.”

When asked whether he was interested in signing Pepe from Real Madrid, Pellegrini said: “I don’t speak about rumours. I think today we have the players we need here.

“I just said that we will see what happens in this month and during August.

“I’m not talking about specific names because it’s not better for us, so I don’t talk about Pepe or any other names.”