Pep Guardiola could take his summer spending past £100m in the coming
days as the Manchester City manager closes in on Leroy Sané and the
young South American forwards Gabriel Jesus and Marlos Moreno.
Guardiola has already bought Ilkay
Gündogan for £21m, Nolito for £13.8m and
Oleksandr Zinchenko for £1.7m, putting the
total at £36.5m. Schalke want €50m
(£41.8m) for the Germany attacking
midfielder Sané, with City valuing the 20-
year-old at around £5m less. City's sporting director, Txiki Begiristain, is
confident of the deal going through. If the clubs split the difference Sané
would cost £39.3m, taking Guardiola's outlay to £75.8m.
Jesus, a 19-year-old Palmeiras striker, is valued at around £26m by the
Brazilian club. They rejected a €20m bid (£16.7m) from Juventus, which
is closer to the fee City believe he is worth. A deal is understood to be
close for Jesus – the two clubs being in different time zones, with City in
China, is making it tricky to finalise – but if a compromise is found at
around halfway and he is bought for around £20m that would be an outlay
of £95.8m.
Atlético Nacional's Moreno, a 19-year-old Colombian forward, has
agreed to move to City for a fee in the region of £8m. This would break
the £100m barrier – to £103.8m.
Regarding John Stones, City and Everton are understood still to be
discussing his potential transfer to the Etihad Stadium. Although the deal
may be some way off, if he is bought the central defender could take
City's investment in the current window beyond £150m.
City's tour of China continues with a friendly against Borussia Dortmund
on Thursday.
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