Manchester City have been given a major boost in their pursuit of signing Brighton's Marc Cucurella after the left-back handed in a transfer request on Friday morning.
The 24-year-old has been linked with a big-money move to the Etihad Stadium this summer after impressing during his debut campaign in the Premier League. City are looking to replace Oleksandr Zinchenko with Cucurella after the Ukrainian joined Arsenal last week for a fee in the region of £32m.
According to The Sun, Cucurella has lodged a transfer request as he hopes to force through a move to City, who lifted their fourth Premier League title in five seasons back in May. The two clubs are still far apart on the price and negotiations are becoming difficult due to Cucurella's valuation.
