Pep Guardiola has confirmed he would like to sign another centre back this summer to replace Vincent Kompany but does not know if Manchester City have the money to do so.

Guardiola has steadfastly tried to avoid talking publicly about City’s interest in England international Harry Maguire, but admitted they are looking at targets to bring in before the close of the transfer window.

“Vincent was an incredibly important player on and off the pitch,” said Guardiola, who is struggling badly with jet lag in China following the team’s late arrival for the Premier League Asia Trophy.

“When he was fit, he was always ready on the pitch. He was a very important player, he made decisions for the team, he played a lot. He is still an incredible player, I’m looking forward to seeing him on the touchline and seeing how Anderlecht play with him.

“We will see [if we need to replace him], but yeah we are looking for some names. At the same time, we have three centre-backs who can play there and we have two young players in the second team who can help us.

“We shall see if the market is possible and if the club believes we can spend that money, but if they don’t, we shan’t spend it.”