Manchester Metropolis are reportedly strongly ‘contemplating’ paying the total launch clause of round £50million for Porto midfiedler Nico Gonzales after the membership informed them they need to with a view to do enterprise.
Metropolis have evidently struggled in midfield since Rodri was injured on the again finish of 2024. The Spaniard is prone to miss your entire the rest of the season with that damage.
As such, Pep Guardiola has made it clear he’d wish to strengthen his midfield ranks. The Metropolis boss has already added defenders Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov, and ahead Omar Marmoush.
Within the midfield, Porto’s Gonzalez is being courted, although a latest report acknowledged Metropolis had been informed the midfielder – who has 13 targets and assists this season – will value his full €60million (£50.1m) launch clause.
The report states Metropolis have been unlikely to pay that, and Porto partaking could be the one method Gonzalez would transfer.
Nonetheless, a contemporary report from TBRFootball states the Etihad outfit are ‘contemplating’ paying the worth for the Spaniard, with Guardiola clear on desirous to beef up his midfield ranks.
He would favor a holding-midfielder, given the problems confronted by shedding Rodri, and that’s a job 23-year-old Gonzalez can play, although he has operated additional ahead this season, permitting for his nice returns in entrance of purpose.
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That Gonzalez is of comparable stature to Rodri, and can be a Spaniard, he could possibly be favoured by Guardiola to different gamers who don’t share those self same property.
In any case, Porto’s place is evident, and Metropolis could possibly be the facet to get the ball rolling.
In any other case, they might have to maneuver onto different choices, with Douglas Luiz on the radar, and Sverre Nypan being courted, however fellow Metropolis Soccer Group membership Girona additionally need him, which might play into their palms in the long term.
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