I'm sure Guardiola envisions him playing in the front 3. If not then I really do not see the rationale for bidding for him. We have more midfielders than we can possibly play.
I see him now as a No. 10 tbh but we have a lot of players of that type. Our need is for an out and out forward imo. But it's one that can wait until one becomes available.
Of course he'll play in the front three, Sterling and Sane play in the front three, would you call them strikers?
Our need is for goals, that doesn't have to be an "out and out forward".