Manchester City strengthened its striking options ahead of the new season by completing the signings of Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla and Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina on Friday.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini had prioritized signing strikers after selling both Mario Balotelli and Carlos Tevez in recent months.
The 27-year-old Negredo, who joined for a reported US$30 million, was the fourth top scorer in La Liga last season as he took his tally with Sevilla since joining in 2009 to 20 goals in 139 appearances. He has also played 14 times for Spain.
Negredo was travelling on Friday to join up with his new teammates on their preseason tour in South Africa, along with Jovetic.
The 23-year-old Montenegro striker has been signed after scoring 40 goals in 134 appearances for Fiorentina. He is reunited with former Fiorentina teammate Matija Nastasic at the Etihad Stadium.
As the signings of Negredo and Jovetic were completed on Friday, Pellegrini was back in Chile after leaving South Africa to attend to personal business.
It appears the deposed English champions have much to do to be ready to host Newcastle in a month in their season-opener after losing both games in South Africa against teams that finished only sixth and 12th in the local league. City scored one goal in 180 minutes of football, through midfielder James Milner.