Manchester City have narrowed their midfield options down to Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes and Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi, with the intention of completing a deal.
According to ‘Team Talk’, Rodri’s influence on Manchester City is very high because the team has lost 8 of its last 11 games in all competitions, to the point that the executives are restless and have approved a special budget to support Josep Guardiola.
The Blues have the money to spend this winter and are under pressure to turn around an awful run of form that has seen them win just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions ahead of Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa. Pep Guardiola has signed a new contract and remains committed to the club until 2027, but is undergoing the worst spell of his coaching career with an injury crisis that shows no sign of ending.
Previously, AC Milan midfielder Tijani Rijnders was also on the shortlist. But he was drop from the shortlist because ทางเข้า ufabet he was about to renew his contract at San Siro.
For the 27-year-old Brazilian international, Guimaraes is contract to St James’ Park until June 2028 and will cost at least £66.5m.
On the other hand , Zubimendi, who is 25, is a backup to Rodri, the Spain international who won Euro 2024. Last summer, he almost ended up with Liverpool, but eventually called off the negotiations. He has a release clause of £ 50 million.