According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City's sporting director, Victor Hugo, traveled with the team to Asia and stated that there is still much work to be done in the transfer window.
When Manchester City flew to Asia for a tournament on Tuesday, it was initially thought that there would be some empty seats and new faces on their return flight. However, with sporting director Victor Hugo arriving with the team, it is now more likely that the same passenger list will be on the return journey.
The hype surrounding several transfers a few days ago has cooled down. Manchester City is still busy; Rulli's signing is expected to be completed to replace the departing Trafford, but there has been no significant progress on bigger moves, including the pursuit of Ayub Bouadi. Lille's president has publicly stated that they want to keep the player unless they get the fee they want in negotiations.
Hugo's trip to Asia is significant, as it's not an ideal time zone for doing business with England and Europe. However, Chelsea and Tottenham are also holding pre-season tours nearby, and both may be in contact with Manchester City this summer.
Tottenham remain keen to sign Savinho, with Malmush also emerging as a target. Meanwhile, Gusto, Pedro Neto, and Enzo Fernandes remain potential options for Manchester City. It is understood that Hugo is traveling with the team alongside manager Enzo Maresca as a club representative, but this could potentially facilitate negotiations.
Hugo is well aware that with less than a month until the transfer window closes, there is still much work to be done. Manchester City's relatively quiet activity in recent weeks should not be interpreted as a sign that they have nothing left to do.
For Manchester City, a relatively quiet piece of news is Rodri. Real Madrid publicly stated last week that they were more interested in signing him, but there has been no further progress on the matter. In just over a week, Manchester City will return to Manchester and gradually welcome back the last batch of players returning from the World Cup.
With Manchester City departing for South Korea, their transfer plans need to take off as soon as possible.
