The Manchester City doesn’t want to live through groundhog day in this summer’s transfer market after having sweated every last drop trying to bring in Harry Kane only a year ago, without success.
There is fear that, now, the situation that the club experienced with the forward of the Tottenhamwho resisted at all levels, is now repeated with what seems to be the clear goal for the midfield: Declan Rice.
Pep Guardiola he is looking for a replacement for Fernandinho, who will leave the club at the end of the season, and has already made his admiration for the English midfielder public more than once. The problem is that the ‘hammers’ are very unwilling to let out a footballer they consider a pillar in the project Moyes with only 23 years. If he City wants to sign him, prepare to throw the house out the window because less than 150 million euros will not be acceptedaccording to the Telegraph.
It will undoubtedly be decisive for this operation what happens with Erling Haalandwhich is debated between Citywhich seems to have it more advanced, and the Real Madrid. If it arrives, the budget will be smaller and, as happened last year after spending 100 million euros on Grealish, the margin to negotiate with the West Ham will be greatly reduced.
It is true, however, that what makes the case different from Declan Rice with Harry Kane is that, for the time being, the midfielder has not taken the step of publicly announcing that he wants to leave the club. Even so, it is not necessary, having rejected for the third time the offer to renew the West Ham makes it clear that he does not believe he has a future in the entity.
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