
Manchester City have moved quickly to deny interest in a Liverpool superstar, after reports in Spain that they were on the brink of poaching a key player from their rivals on the eve of the new season.
Pep Guardiola’s champions have had a relatively quiet window so far, signing only Savinho from French side Troyes, while Julian Alvarez is the club’s most high-profile departure after he completed an £82million move to Atletico Madrid this week.