Man City simply must sign a defender in January – and here’s why

It’s the main weakness in the side

Aguero and Iheanacho have proven they can score goals at Premier League level up top. In attacking mid they have an embarrassment if riches including De Bruyne, Silva, Nolito, Sterling and Sane. They are well covered at centre back too with Stones, Otamendi and Kompany, as well as Kolorov, who has proven he can perform well there in a Pep team.

Whilst Clichy, Kolorov, Zabaleta and Sagna are by no means bad players, it’s the most obvious area for improvement in the side. Especially when you compare them with the options of teams City are aiming to match quality-wise, Barca have Alba, Bayern have Lahm and Alaba, and Juventus have Alex Sandro. City’s options don’t offer the same quality as any of these players and they should be looking to address that this January.