2023-07-02 14:42:00
Manchester City are looking for two central midfielders this summer, one to replace the departing captain of the English champions Ilkay Gundogan, and the other a big transfer dud of “The Citizens” in the person of Kalvin Phillips, who was completely unable to convince Pep Guardiola.
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The first transfer of the European club champions to the center of the field was Mateo Kovacic. The experienced Croatian moved to the Etihad Stadium from Chelsea for around €30 million. But it’s not over, as City are still looking for a second reinforcement for this position.
Manchester City are still looking for a midfielder. The Barcelona star in the crosshairs
A few days ago, the Manchester club joined the fight for England international Declan Rice from West Ham United, but has already withdrawn from it, they do not want to match London Arsenal’s offer of £100m + an additional £5m in bonuses.
So the search continues, and according to the British newspaper “The Sun”, Manchester City is now focusing its attention on the Dutch midfielder of FC Barcelona – Frenk De Jong.
Signing the Dutchman, however, will not be easy even for the English champions, who would certainly have to offer Barcelona more than 100 million euros. All because last season, De Jong became an undisputed key piece in the puzzle of coach Xavi Hernandez, winning the championship and the Spanish Super Cup with Barca.
In addition, the player himself would not necessarily be willing to change the environment. Frenkie De Jong has repeatedly made it clear that playing at the Camp Nou is a dream come true for him. Also when a year ago another club from Manchester – Manchester United – tried for him, and also when in 2019 Barcelona competed with City to buy the now 26-year-old player from Ajax Amsterdam.
Frenkie De Jong has been playing for FC Barcelona for four years now. During this time, he played 183 official matches for them, in which he scored 15 goals and made 21 assists.
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