Ilkay Gundogan is about to terminate contract with him Manchester City and he has not yet signed the renewal that he was offered in the summer transfer market. Despite Pep Guardiola trusts to retain him, the DT is already in search of a new midfielder in case the German player decides to move to Barcelona. From England they report that the coach is interested in signing Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea, who also wants to reach the Etihad Stadium.
In accordance with Fabrizio Romanoa journalist specializing in the transfer market, the ‘citizen’ club is convinced to acquire the services of the Croatian and only a few details are missing to close the agreement with the London team. The personal terms were agreed two weeks ago and the footballer also wants to move to the city of Manchester.
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Likewise, the communicator pointed out that the current champion of the Champions League will try to complete the signing this week. For the Catalan coach, the arrival of new midfielders is important because Players like Gündogan and Bernardo Silva (keys in the triplet achieved) could come out in this market.
After five years in the English capital, Kovacić could trade the south of the country for the north. As reported by the newspaper ACEthe Manchester City board has offered around 30 million euros for the midfielder. A relatively cheap signing to strengthen the midfield of what is considered the best team in the world.
The ‘Blues’ player recently turned 29 and has had offers from different clubs in Europe. One of the strongest was that of Bayern Munich, but he has finally preferred that of Pep’s team. Let’s remember that Chelsea signed him from Real Madrid in 2018 for an amount that amounts to 45 million euros.
Guardiola ruled out signing Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé revealed his desire not to continue at PSG when his contract ends in June 2024 and there are many clubs that are interested in his signing. However, Pep Guardiola revealed that Manchester City does not want to hire ‘Kiki’. “We are not in the race for Mbappé. You know where he wants to go”, he pointed out, letting it be understood between the lines that the Frenchman has Real Madrid as his next destination.
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