Football transfer speculation: Éderson or Douglas Luiz heading to Manchester City?
Despite Manchester City’s expenditures this month exceeding £120m, they are still in the market, considering Juventus’ Andrea Cambiaso as a possible addition to their defense and Atalanta’s Éderson—valued at £70m—as a target for their midfield. The Mill is aware of your thoughts, yet aside from the Ederson at Atalanta and the one currently at City, there are no other Edersons competing in top-tier football. Thus, the aspiration for a team composed entirely of them cannot come to fruition.
Should City not succeed in acquiring Éderson as their No. 2, they may consider signing Douglas Luiz from Juventus, a convenient option since they have Juventus on speed dial. However, similar to Chelsea’s preference, City would prefer a loan deal while Juventus is looking for a sale. With regard to Juve and sales, the Italian club has set the value of defender Cambiaso, who will turn 25 next month, at €80m. As a result, they will reject the €65m offer they anticipate from Manchester.
This month, the left-back recruitment team at Borussia Dortmund has adopted an unconventional strategy for their work. They have limited their search to a small area, despite the existence of a potential talent pool comprising thousands of players worldwide, and have chosen two targets who compete in the same city at venues located just seven miles from each other. The Sun reports that they desire Ben Chilwell, who has been instructed to leave by Chelsea, while the Telegraph states that Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko is their primary target. Having recoiled in horror at the mere mention of the forward’s £350,000-a-week salary demands, the Bundesliga club has lost interest in Marcus Rashford, leaving the 27-year-old without apparent suitors as the window approaches its final week.
After their €55 million offer, which included bonuses, was unsuccessful – United demands €65 million without bonuses – Napoli have shifted their focus from Alejandro Garnacho to Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi. This indicates that Chelsea would be the only remaining suitors for the United winger, with the Telegraph stating that they are “getting ready to formalise their interest with an offer.” However, they caution that United “are prepared to play hardball” regarding their £50m-valued 20-year-old and (although this appears evident to the Mill) “will not entertain offers that include players they do not wish to see moving in the opposite direction.”
Adeyemi rejected Napoli’s offer earlier this month, but following Borussia’s dismissal of their coach Nuri Sahin on Tuesday night, he is reevaluating his options. The Neapolitans might still rethink their position and increase their offer for Garnacho, with whom they have already agreed on the basic terms of a contract.
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