Manchester City don begin new chapter for dia midfield. After dem don sell Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders for around £110 million combined, dem don identify Roma midfielder Manu Kone as one of dia main targets for this summer.
According to Daily Mail Sport, City dey hope to complete deal for Lille deep-lying midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, wey cost £85 million, for coming days. But Kone, wey don play for France 19 times, also dey on dia list.
Kone na 25 years old. E don spend two years for Serie A with Roma, scoring four goals for 63 appearances. But e dey well known for im dynamism and how e dey work off ball. Roma dey ask for around £51 million for am, wey be same amount wey Al-Qadsiah pay for Reijnders.
Both Chelsea and Manchester United don dey linked with the former Borussia Monchengladbach man. But Daily Mail Sport report say United don talk to im representatives, and now dem dey move for Brighton‘s Carlos Baleba instead.
Kone feature five times for France during World Cup. E start four matches for North America, and e come on at half time for dia semi-final defeat against Spain.
City still dey interested for Enzo Fernandez, but Chelsea soft deadline for £120 million pass without any formal bid. The Argentina midfielder want join Maresca, but City no dey ready to meet Chelsea demands.
For outgoings, City dey for advanced talks to sell Savinho and Omar Marmoush to Tottenham. The two deals combined likely worth upwards of £140 million. Maresca recently talk say both players dey consider dia future after lack of minutes last term.
