Aug 16 (Reuters) - Manchester City ⁠manager Enzo Maresca said the club would remain active ⁠in the transfer market before the window closes ‌after his side suffered a 3-0 defeat in his first competitive outing against Arsenal in Sunday's Community Shield.

With Spain's World Cup-winning midfielder Rodri reportedly set ​to leave, City have already spent ⁠a club-record 116 million pounds ($156.95 ⁠million) on Elliot Anderson.

The club is reportedly also close to ⁠signing ‌18-year-old Moroccan Ayyoub Bouaddi from French club Lille in a deal that could be worth 85 million ⁠pounds.

"We knew already before the game the things ​that we need ‌to do. It's not because we lost the game ⁠or if ​we win the game we were thinking differently," Maresca told reporters.

"We are quite clear what we need to do and for sure ⁠we are going to do something ​before the window closes."

Asked about Bouaddi, who was impressive at this year's World Cup, Maresca stopped short of discussing the player ⁠directly but indicated City were keen to complete any incoming deals quickly.

"He's still a Lille player. But any new signing, any new player, for sure as soon as they arrive it's ​better," Maresca said.

"If they start to ⁠work with us as soon as possible, it's better if they ​can also understand the way we ‌need to play."

City will start ​their Premier League campaign at home to Bournemouth next Sunday.

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(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru)