Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, is keenly aware of the financial ramifications tied to the team's performance in the Champions League. Ahead of a critical match against Club Brugge, he noted that finishing outside the top 24 could hinder the club's transfer market activities. Despite a commendable track record in the competition since Guardiola's tenure began in 2016, recent performances have led to concerns about their progress. Guardiola underscored the importance of winning this crucial match to maintain not only sporting goals but also the club's financial viability.
In the last two or three transfer windows, it's always been positive. I'm not naive enough to not know how important it is financially for the club to go through in this competition.
We have to win the game and if not, then we won't continue in the competition. We want to go through to have another chance to play another two games and qualify for the next stage.
The net spend at this club has been amazing. The club said, 'OK the situation is the situation. If we want to spend, we can spend. If not, we don't spend.'
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