Manchester City have made on offer for the 17-year-old Brazilian winger Sávio as they push to beat Arsenal and the Red Bull group to the signing of the highly rated Atlético Mineiro player.
City have bid €6.5m (£5.5m) plus add-ons and would include a sell-on clause in any transfer. Negotiations are continuing and if a deal is struck for Sávio to join City in the summer, he could be loaned to PSV Eindhoven next season.
Arsenal and the Red Bull group, whose stable of clubs includes RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg, made contact regarding a possible transfer in December but City are leading the race for Sávio, who was given his Atlético debut in September 2020.
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City effectively want to replicate the deal they struck to buy another teenage Brazilian forward, Kayky, from Fluminense last April. He joined last summer and has made brief appearances in the FA Cup and Premier League, playing the final minutes of City’s win at Norwich last Saturday.
