Manchester City Inch Closer To Sign Top Transfer Target: Just The Man Guardiola Needs?
The ridiculous ease with which Manchester City walked their way to the Premier League
title last season is a wakeup call to the best in the country. Pep
Guardiola’s system, with a set of players getting the best out of it,
saw records tumble constantly in the English top flight and with the
Spaniard looking to add quality to an already star-studded lineup, will
certainly make them harder to catch.
There are very few players available in
the transfer market who can improve this squad at the Etihad. So City
are looking at particular stars who can improve certain areas in their
squad that were the weak links last season. One such player they are desperate to land is Jorginho.
A player relatively unknown to the
football world a few years ago, Jorginho started his career with Italian
outfit, Verona, making a name for himself as a technically astute
midfielder. He spent four seasons at the club, taking them from Serie B
to Serie A but spent just a season with them in the top flight, before being picked up by Napoli.
He made just 19 outings in all
competitions in his first season at the club but slowly started to
impress his manager and thus, establishing himself in the first team. He
was one of the first names on the team sheet for Maurizio Sarri last
season and was crucial in the Italian’s system which worked to near
perfection.
However, he has shown so much promise that he has attracted interest from some of the finest clubs in Europe. Liverpool were reportedly in
pole position to land him earlier in the summer but Manchester City
have been long-term admirers and are now closing in on a move.
The Italian giants are set to sign
Fabian Ruiz as a replacement for Jorginho, which will allow him to join
Manchester City this summer. A few details of the deal are yet to be agreed upon by all parties but it is now reported that Pep Guardiola hopes to sign the midfielder in time for his first pre-season training session scheduled on Monday.
At 26, Jorginho is an established
midfielder in Europe and will probably be picked ahead of Fernandinho
next season. It is understood that City will pay £43m initially for his services, and at that price, the Brazil-born star is an absolute steal.
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