"With Pep’s stance from early on being that the club doesn’t have any plans to bring any new players in January, despite lacking in the defence with Laporte’s injury, it says to me that Pep is happy with what he has now, or that there are plans for a big haul in summer.
"City are in a transitional period at the moment, players like David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho are all on the back end of their City careers. So, they will need to be replaced sooner rather than later. Then with players such as Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan who have question marks over their future at the club.
"I get the impression that everything will be sorted out in the next summer transfer window after the season has ended. Whether it be over new players coming in or current players on their way out."
"When a team has big characters in the dressing room that offer so much more behind the scenes as well as what they deliver on the pitch, it can be near impossible to replace that kind of impact or personality.
"Anyone that has followed the Premier League over the past decade will be aware of the impact and effect that Vincent Kompany had in the City dressing room. The respect he had from the players that shared the dressing room with him and the way he would motivate and inspire those around him is something not every team has. Every club in the world would have loved to have a Vincent Kompany in their squad.
"As for Delph, the recent Amazon documentary would have certainly opened a few eyes when it came to his input in the dressing room. The passion and anger he showed at times would have surprised many.
"This type of personality would be a miss for any squad. In terms of replacing them, City have missed Kompany’s quality in defence. Delph is a different question due to City having similar players in their squad. Versatile midfielders that could do a job in defence when asked, Oleksander Zinchenko being the best example."
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