Manchester City will do everything they can to sign Josko Gvardiol this summer, according to reports.
Football Insider claim that the RB Leipzig defender could cost City in excess of £80million - a fee said to be affordable for the 2022/23 Champions League winners. Pep Guardiola's side head into the summer on the back of a treble-winning campaign and Gvardiol would boost their defensive options even further - in addition to John Stones, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji and co.
The report explains that City have already held initial talks with the 21-year-old centre-back, who is under contract until 2027 and played 41 matches - in all competitions - last season. The Croatia international has made over 130 senior appearances in his career and talks with City 'are set to accelerate' after their win in Istanbul.
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Elsewhere, Riyad Mahrez is reportedly set to receive a contract offer from Saudi Arabian side Al-Alhi. It's claimed that the Algerian, who has been at City since 2018 and played 47 games last season, will have a three-year deal put on the table. The Saudi club won the second division last season and will be back in the top flight for the 2023/24 campaign.
Al-Alhi's interest in Mahrez comes from French news outlet Foot Mercato (via Evening Standard), after Mahrez was an unused substitute in Saturday night's Champions League final - which City won 1-0 against Inter. Mahrez has two years left to run on his contract at the Etihad Stadium and produced decent numbers last season, scoring 15 goals and providing 13 assists.
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