What City is doing specifically in the transfer market in relation to defenses is not normal and it seems to me that it has very little to do with football.
I'll try to explain.
In the Guardiola era they spent € 545 million between defenders and goalkeepers. In 4 years.
It is important to note that this phenomenon started earlier, with cases such as Mangala, among many others.
Of those 545 million euros, they didn't buy any world-class players, few players performed well.
And in most cases they were bought well above their market price.
Look at the strange movements of Danilo, Cancelo, or now Dias. All by Jorge Mendes.
And who doesn't know how dirty Mendes is, doesn't know anything about football today, unfortunately.
Mendes is a strategic ally and very close to the current president of benfica, who has elections at the door and is highly criticized, this transfer will help him a lot.
City could have bought any other player that offers a lot more guarantees and has more quality, once again burning a fortune in the worst option available, it has to be said that a lot of people make money from these movements within the clubs too.
It is something that is rarely talked about, but that just doesn't know who doesn't want it, ...
Having said all of this, you should also be aware that everything points out that Guardiola should not continue in Manchester and that this situation, like many other things, will already be indifferent to him.
I think his head is no longer there.
And who knows, he may also earn a few million extra with all these obscenities.
Welcome to modern football.