PEP GUARDIOLA has slammed Manchester City’s chances of winning the quadruple this season.
The 47-year-old claimed that the Citizens are not rich enough… despite spending around £400m since his arrival in 2016.
City, who are 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League, are on course to compete for four trophies this term.
Guardiola’s side have booked their spot in the final of the Carabao Cup, they are in the last 16 of the Champions League and the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Speaking ahead of his sides FA Cup meeting with Cardiff, he said: “If you are in four competitions, fighting to be there, sometimes you have to be lucky in terms of injuries.
“Or you have 22 top players to compete in all competitions.
“Today, to have 22 players you need – people maybe don’t believe me – the money we don’t have.
“To compete at a high level in four competitions you need 22 top players and today the 22 top players are so expensive. You cannot survive.”
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Guardiola is hoping to secure the services of £57m Athletic Bilbao ace Aymeric Laporte.
But he claimed that he will never be satisfied with his squad, regardless of how much he spends.
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He added: “Of course, even City – there are salaries we cannot pay and there are budgets and transfers we cannot pay.
“We do not know in the future what is going to happen but we didn’t pay more than 100 million, 90 million or 80 million for one player.
“We cannot pay that right now.”
City lost out on the signing of Alexis Sanchez, who penned a deal with Manchester United last week, because they could not match his wage demands.
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