Manchester City s heavy recruitment in the winter window left the team sadly, joining £29.6 million, and only played for 1 minute in 7 months

Manchester City Club officially announced that 19-year-old Brazilian central defender Vitor Rez will join La Liga team Girona on loan for one season. In January this year, Manchester City spent £29.6 million to sign Rees from Palmeiras, Brazil, as part of the team's emergency strengthening of the team's lineup. However, the young Brazilian central defender only won one minute of playing time in the second half of the Premier League.

In total, Rees has played only 4 times during his seven-month period at Manchester City. He has started twice in the FA Cup and has started once in the Club World Cup. But in the sprint stage of the season, Rees has no longer been able to enter the team's roster. In order to promote the development of the players, Manchester City decided to loan it to Girona, which is also owned by the City Football Group.

Rees became the 16th player to join Girona on loan from Manchester City, and is also the first player to loan since right-back Jan Couto and midfielder Janher Herrera were loaned to Montilivi Stadium in 2022. Herrera permanently transferred to Girona the following summer, while Coto's loan contract lasted until 2024. In contrast, another Manchester City new player in the winter window and central defender Abdukodil Husanov won 10 appearances after joining and is still one of the candidates for coach Guardiola.

Manchester City's current central defender configuration consists of Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Akk and John Stones. With the addition of left-back Rayan Ait Nuri this summer, Joshko Gwadior is expected to appear more at the centre-back position in the new season. The right-back position is currently the weak link in Manchester City's lineup. Early this summer, captain Kyle Walker permanently transferred to Burnley, and Mattus Nunes, a midfielder, became a fixed starting player for the position at the end of last season. It is reported that Manchester City coach Guardiola has a strong interest in Newcastle United right-back Tino Livramento.