Manchester City: Barcelona targets out of favour left-back to replace Jordi Alba
The Blaugrana chiefs are planning wholesale changes this summer to move on from the Bayern Munich humiliation suffered in the Champions League.
Barcelona have identified Manchester City full-back, Angelino, to replace veteran Jordi Alba as Ronald Koeman seeks a plethora of incomings to embark on a new era for the Catalan giants. The Spanish defender spent the second part of the 2019/20 campaign on loan at RB Leipzig.
Angelino, coming through the ranks at Manchester City, rejoined the Sky Blues last summer from PSV as the club insiders decided to trigger his buy-back clause worth £5.3million. The 23-year-old, however, left England for Leipzig in search of regular game time.
Despite playing a crucial part in Die Rotten Bullen’s surprising journey to the semi-final stages of the Champions League, Pep Guardiola is eager to have an upgrade and Angelino and Benjamin Mendy in the ongoing transfer market, if possible.
Similar to that of Barcelona, Man City are planning their overhaul after conceding the Premier League title to Liverpool by a massive gap of 18 points. Thus far, the Cityzens have succeeded in recruiting two players in Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake.
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Citing an opportunity, Barcelona representatives have generated a firm interest in Manchester CIty’s defensive prospect. The English club, too, is eager to add funds to their transfer kitty if a suitable proposal is presented to them.
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"Angelino made 12 first-team appearances for City last season before moving to Germany.The deal with Leipzig contained a 30m euro (£27m) option to buy and it is understood City would be looking for a similar sum from Barcelona, who are trying to reshape their squad under new boss Ronald Koeman following their 8-2 Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich this week. (BBC)"
In addition to Angelino, the Azulgranas are extremely keen on another Man City defender Eric Garcia, who has rejected a contract extension in favour of a prospective move back to Catalan. Having struggled with transfer funds until now, Barca bosses are expecting to generate cash via player sales.
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There is a major possibility of reaching an agreement through a part-exchange deal, as Pep Guardiola retains his interest in Barcelona’s versatile midfielder Sergi Roberto, who can deputise as a right-back.
Meanwhile, Man City centre their forces towards the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli in a deal worth 70 million euros.