He and Txiki Begiristain, another with Barcelona in his blood, sought to bring him to City. They only belatedly succeeded, years later, at a cost that touches on £50m. Not signing Nico Gonzalez ...

Manchester City star Nico Gonzalez insists he is not a like-for-like replacement ... I see myself as another player. "But I was raised in Barcelona and I've always more or less played the way we play ...

Fifty-nine minutes vanished without Nico Gonzalez once losing possession ... funny how football links things like that. Gonzalez, a product of Barcelona's La Masia and whom Guardiola knew about ...

He added: “I was raised in Barcelona and I’ve always more or ... s easier to play here than the team I used to play.” Nico Gonzalez has largely impressed so far for City (Getty Images ...

He ticks a lot of boxes for Pep Guardiola as a graduate of Barcelona's famed La Masia ... starts in defence alongside John Stones, Nico Gonzalez returns from injury to start in midfield and ...

Pep Guardiola describes him as a 'mini-Rodri' but could Nico Gonzalez end up having ... in the opposition half, with Gonzalez - a former Barcelona trainee who arrived at Etihad Stadium from ...

After the signings of Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Omar Marmoush came the £50million deadline-day deal for Nico Gonzalez ... laid out in front of the Barcelona academy graduate, then ...

Barcelona have made significant financial progress since Deco took over as sporting director, with the club recording a positive economic balance. A recent report from SPORT highlights how, despite ...

Pep Guardiola was a long-time admirer of Nico Gonzalez but a late, deadline day move for the midfielder is filling a hole in the Man City side ...

Manchester City star Nico Gonzalez insists he is not a like-for ... "But I was raised in Barcelona and I've always more or less played the way we play here, so I've got used to playing here ...