Manchester City have received a positive update on their pursuit of Marc Cucurella after reports emerged that the player 'wants to play' for Pep Guardiola.
The news comes from Spanish outlet Sport (via Sport Witness ) who report that the City are set to make an improved bid for the player. They state that Cucurella is not happy with the £50m asking-price that his club have put on him and that a 'tug-of-war' is set to ensue between the two clubs.
The south coast side are believed to be determined to wait for City stump up the cash for the deal, especially after the transfer of Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal. Brighton are in a strong negotiating position as they know City have just received the transfer fee for Zinchenko and have an alarming lack of cover at left-back.
