Manchester City Showing the Exit Doors for Oleksandr Zinchenko? Everton joins the race for the Ukraine international.
Ahead of the window opening surprise rumours went around regarding Manchester City and their interest in Brighton’s Marc Cucurella. Now talks of a move have intensified and City sees the Spanish fullback as a summer priority.
Excl: Manchester City are now set to submit opening proposal to Brighton for Marc Cucurella. First bid ready to proceed in advanced talks in the next days. 🚨🇪🇸 #MCFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 16, 2022
Cucurella is still Man City top target as left back, Pep Guardiola really wants him. Work in progress. pic.twitter.com/SyJiwh0pk7
This sadly in return also confirms that Oleksandr Zinchenko is on the list of players said to be on their way out to help raise funds for summer targets: Kalvin Phillips from Leeds United and the previously mentioned Cucurella from Brighton. Talks have commenced for both players, read here for more. (Via: (@FabrizioRomano))
Added to the Zinchenko exit talks, the Liverpool Echo believes the Everton gaffer is ready to move in for him. It is further said that Frank Lampard wants to use the Man City left-back in his more preferred position, in the midfield “engine”, where predominately operates in, for the Ukraine national team. But they will face a tough battle with Arsenal
Arsenal Ready to Take Advantage of Zinchenko’s Situation
This window so far: if you heard the Gunners name mentioned, Manchester City’s name would soon follow with the former after a couple of the players in the latter club’s exit plans.
As talks progress between Marc Cucurella and the Cityzens, so should Zinchenko and Arsenal. The North London sees him as the perfect player to help in the left-back position with Kieran Tierney’s consistent injury setbacks. (full story: football.london)
Arsenal have completed the signing of Fábio Vieira
The Gunners are going about their business quickly this summer as they’ve added another new face to the ranks at the Emirates. They have completed the signing of Fábio Vieira from FC Porto for a reported fee of £34m; according to BBC Sport.
🗣 "The feeling inside the club, FC Barcelona, is that Bernardo Silva wants to play for them."
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) June 17, 2022
Alvaro Montero shares the latest transfer news with de Jong looking likely to leave and Bernardo Silva possibly coming in pic.twitter.com/lcpBtvugGa
Manchester City at huge risk of losing world-class midfielder to Barcelona
The Premier League champions could lose four-time winner, Barnardo Silva, to La Liga’s Barcelona this summer with the player said to want to leave for Camp Nou. If Man City do manage to lose their star player, it will send off a ripple effect in the transfer market.
This transfer will set off the sale for Frenkie de Jong to city rivals, Manchester United. Barca, despite claiming there are no financial restraints, will need to fund a transfer Xavi is in favour of over keeping de Jong at the club.
More should follow soon on this merry-go-round in the coming weeks.