Man City to hand Pep Guardiola '£200m transfer war chest' as January signing 'eyed'

Pep Guardiola will reportedly be handed a £200m transfer war chest next month as Manchester City try to stop the rot and turn their season around.

The Cityzens, who have won the last four Premier League titles, have suffered eight defeats in their last 11 games across all competitions and now sit fifth in the English top flight and are outside of the qualification places in the new-look Champions League.

However, the Mirror reports that Guardiola - who signed a new two-year deal with the club last month - will have £200m made available to him in the January transfer window.

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It is claimed that part of those funds could be used to sign Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, who has less than seven months remaining on his current deal with the Bundesliga giants.

Guardiola worked with the 29-year-old during his time at Bayern Munich before moving to Manchester City in 2016.

Asked about how City's poor form has affected him, Guardiola admitted that he has had trouble eating and sleeping recently.

“I sleep badly and I don’t digest [food]. I always have to eat light. Only soup in the evening,” said Guardiola in an interview for Amazon Prime. “I am a person who is nervous sometimes. Yes, I have bad days, I mess up a lot. Rudeness makes me nervous. Do I lose my mind sometimes? Yes.”

Guardiola has won six Premier League titles, four League Cups, two FA Cups and the Champions League since taking joining City eight years ago.

But despite City's poor form, the 53-year-old insisted he does not regret signing a new deal: "I would not be able to sleep – even worse than now – if I thought I was leaving when the club is in this situation. Impossible," he said.

"They might sack me, that could happen. But leaving now, in this position? No chance."