Guardiola complains of English footballers being too expensive

Manchester March 8 (IANS) Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola feels English footballers are too expensive.

I would like to have English players believe me but they are so expensive the Spaniard was quoted as saying by BBC on Tuesday.

I would like to play with English players. When I was in Barcelona I liked to play with locals because they feel something special but sometimes it is not possible.

The five England players in City s first-team squad are John Stones Raheem Sterling Fabian Delph 19-year-old defender Tosin Adarabioyo and reserve goalkeeper Angus Gunn.

Stones made City poorer by 47.5 million pounds (around $57 million) when they signed him from Everton in August and he is one of the five English players in City s squad.

That is why the club has worked for a long period with the academy thinking about the next years the 46-year-old said.

With me or without me -- hopefully with me -- I would like to enjoy these four or five guys who are growing and play with them.

England goalkeeper Joe Hart is on a season-long loan at Serie A club Torino.

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