Fabrizio Romano has attempted to clarify Manchester City’s thinking with midfield targets this summer months just after a unsuccessful transfer move for Arsenal new-boy Declan Rice earlier this summertime.
The England intercontinental produced the transfer from West Ham to Arsenal in a single of the most significant-profile specials of the transfer window so considerably, and Romano has also described City’s attempts for the participant and what they might attempt to do upcoming in midfield.
It seems Pep Guardiola and co. ended up clearly eager on Rice, but what stays to be seen now is if they will discover anybody else who they sense is well worth making a priority.
City’s present aim is on signing Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig to bolster their defence, though they also signed Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea before in the summer season, so they aren’t accurately small of solutions in the center of the park.
Continue to, Romano instructed that MCFC could nonetheless consider that at some stage, even if they will not just attempt signing any individual for the sake of it.
“I’ve also experienced some issues about Male City’s designs for the midfield,” Romano reported in his distinctive CaughtOffside column. “We know they manufactured a bid for Declan Rice prior to leaving the race, and he joined Arsenal alternatively.
“City have shown in the earlier that their technique is to go for top rated targets or else they desire to hold out. I’m sure they will enter into talks for a midfielder if they locate the prime chance, otherwise they’ll continue to be with current midfielders – and recall they signed Mateo Kovacic before in the summer season.”