Manchester City's £100million purchase of Jack Grealish means Pep Guardiola is fast closing in on an astonishing £1billion spent since he took over as manager in 2016.
The reigning Premier League champions will break the British transfer record to sign Grealish from Aston Villa with confirmation of the move imminent.
That will take City's spending under Guardiola to just over £918million and should they succeed in their pursuit of Tottenham striker Harry Kane this tally will move above the billion pound mark.
Manchester City are poised to confirm the £100million signing of Aston Villa's Jack Grealish
Pep Guardiola will get his man as City break the British transfer record to sign Grealish
If City succeed in signing Harry Kane from Tottenham this summer, they'll pass £1billion of expenditure on new players since Pep Guardiola took over as manager in 2016
Tottenham are demanding a transfer fee of £150m for England captain Kane, meaning Grealish could quickly be surpassed as City's record transfer outlay.
Guardiola has delivered three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and four League Cups during his five seasons at the Etihad Stadium but this success has required plenty of spending by the club's Abu Dhabi owners.
No manager at a single club has ever spent more than Guardiola has at City and the big money arrivals just keep coming as they aim to retain their league title and go one better than last season in the Champions League.
According to data from Transfermarkt, some 35 players signed by Guardiola have commanded a transfer fee and, including Grealish, the overall figure now stands at £918,017,363.
Grealish, 25, has been high on City's target list for some time and they were prepared to meet Villa's £100m asking price for their captain.
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It far eclipses the current record City purchase during Guardiola's five-year stint - £61.2m for centre-back Ruben Dias from Benfica last September.
Dias enjoyed an outstanding first season for the club, winning the Premier League Player of the Season and the FWA Footballer of the Year award as his composed defensive performances helped City win the title back from Liverpool.
