Why Manchester City’s overloaded midfield could be key as Champions League journey begins

Getty Images There is something almost ostentatious about Manchester City’s season of transition, their summer essentially a hard launch of a new look now that Pep Guardiola has left the touchline and Rodri is holding court elsewhere. They spent nearly $600 million on transfer fees, the vast majority of which went towards a very expensive midfielder stockpiling project headlined by Enzo Fernandez’s $169 million move from Chelsea on deadline day. There is an argument that finding room for City’s many high-profile talents might be burdensome for Enzo Maresca but as the team begins to manage the load of domestic and…