Real Madrid and Spain attacking midfielder Isco
City manager Pep Guardiola hasn’t given up hope of signing Real Madrid ace Isco, reports Sky Sports, with the attacking midfielder said to be top of the Spaniard’s summer wishlist.
In recent months the 25-year-old has been linked to Juventus, Bayern Munich and PSG, but according to Spanish outlet Don Balon, Guardiola “thinks he can convince Isco” to move to Manchester.
The playmaker has looked sharp this season in La Liga and Guardiola has always rated him highly, but it remains unclear what sort of price City would be expected to pay.
There were reports in the summer that real had slapped what the Daily Mail called “an astronomical £640million (€700m) release clause” on Isco in the hope of scaring off potential suitors but there has been no confirmation from the European champions about that claim.
Inter Milan to make January move for out-of-favour Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala - (via talkSPORT)#TransferNews #MCFC #Inter http://pic.twitter.com/u08tGVf8Md
— Transfer Site (@TransferSite) October 30, 2017
Meanwhile talkSPORT claims that Serie A giants Inter Milan “will make a January approach” for Eliaquim Mangala.
The City defender, described by the broadcaster as “out-of-favour”, is desperate for regular game time so he can force himself into contention for France’s World Cup squad and apparently Inter are willing to fulfil his ambition.
The 26-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium and it’s believed Inter actually made a move for Mangala in the summer. Although they failed on that occasion, the Italian outfit are still interested in the Gallic blocker and Tuttosport claim that come the new year they will “make a formal approach to sign Mangala on a permanent basis”.
If City do agree a sale then might they use the cash to buy Joshua Kimmich? The Sun thinks so, the paper claiming that the Sky Blues are “ready to rival Barcelona for the Bayern Munich star”.
Both the German and Spanish media claim that the two clubs are eyeing up bids for the German defender with the Sun saying that Bayern would expect to receive in the region of £44m for the 22-year-old international.
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