Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak plays down heavy summer spending: We need quality, not quantity

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Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak has warned fans not to expect the kind of spending that has taken place during previous transfer windows.

The Eastlands outfit have spent heavily since Sheikh Mansour took control of the club in 2008, with players such as Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure, James Milner and Edin Dzeko commanding hefty price tags.

Roberto Mancini’s men managed to end a 35-year long trophy drought this season by winning the FA Cup, while they have also qualified for the Champions League by securing a place in the top four.

Several players have been linked with moves to the blue half of Manchester, but Al-Mubarak insists that the signings during the summer will portray quality over quantity.

“It won’t be like last summer, or the summer before,” he told the club’s official website.

“What you will see this year is strengthening the squad in areas that we feel require more depth.

“We don’t need quantity, as today we have quality. We just need a couple of players.”

The chairman also showered praise on the club’s chief executive, Garry Cook, for all that he has done during City’s rise in fortune.

“I feel strongly a winning mentality is coming into the team,” he said. “We have an incredible foundation for incredible years ahead. We have a great operation, headed by Garry Cook, who has done a phenomenal job.”