Manchester City have signed four new players this summer, and they may not be done yet.
Following Manchester City's signing of six new players in the January transfer window, Pep Guardiola is working with new sporting director Hugo Viana to build a team that they hope will win trophies again this season.
Manchester City's summer transfer spending has exceeded £111 million, having previously brought in Rayan Aït-Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers (£31 million), Rayan Cherki from Lyon (£34 million), Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan (£46.3 million) and Marcus Bettinelli from Chelsea.
All four players were signed before Manchester City's participation in the Club World Cup earlier this summer, and they gained some valuable integration time in the four matches the team played in the United States during that tournament.
While Guardiola feels his squad is too large, those four games across the Atlantic did expose a clear gap in the squad – the lack of a recognised right-back.
Kyle Walker was deemed no longer up to the task before his move to Burnley, but his departure means City will have to rely on makeshift options for the role.
Matheus Nunes and Rico Lewis, both of whom prefer to operate in midfield, have been used in this position, while centre-backs Abdulkadir Kusanoff, John Stones and Manuel Akanji could also feature there.
But after Manchester City's active activity in the transfer market over the past two windows, it seems counterproductive that they have not addressed what many consider to be the last remaining issue in their strongest starting line-up.
Tino Livramento has been touted as a potential target, but Newcastle United do not want to sell the England international, who has three years left on his contract at St James' Park, which would make any potential deal expensive.
Flamengo right-back Wesley has also been suggested as an alternative option, but regardless of who they choose, it would be a mistake for Manchester City not to sign a recognised right-back this summer.
For years, there has been a joke that Manchester City have never signed a left-back, a saga they ended this summer with the arrival of Aït-Nouri.
They must not let the same issue fester at right-back now.
