Manchester City they are now ready to pay £33m to sign the 23-year-old midfielder as a long-term replacement for Rodrigo, according to a recent report.
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It has all the prerequisites to be a busy month for the Blues, ace Pep Guardiola will be looking to add new additions to their squad as they attempt to climb the Premier League table and return to their prime.
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Transfer rumors linked to City started long before the transfer window opened, and in the last week they have continued to be mentioned with moves for all sorts of players. Signing the defender appears to be high on Guardiola’s agenda and it was announced this week City are ready to make a move for Juventus defender Nicola Savona. The Premier League are ready to make a move for the player this month, as he is seen as a possible replacement for Kyle Walker, who they are ready to let go at some point this year.
It was also recently claimed that City are ready to go all out and make the signing Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad after internal negotiations regarding a potential transfer. Zubimendi was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer but that fell through, and it now looks like City want to sign the player but will have to activate his £52m release clause to do so.
Man City are ready to pay £33 million to sign the 23-year-old midfielder
Zubimendi is not the only midfielder on City’s transfer radar, because according to the Italian newspaper Messaggero, Man City are ready to sign Nicol Rovell from Lazio in this transitional period.
Rovella, who has won two caps for Italy, is currently in the midst of a two-year loan spell at Lazio from Italian side Juventus. The midfielder joined the Old Lady in January 2021 from Genoa but has only made three appearances for the club as he has been on loan at Monza as well as Lazio.
This report states that City are now interested in signing Rovella after scouring the transfer market for a new defensive midfielder after they suffered a blow earlier in the campaign with Rodri suffering a season-ending injury.
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The 23-year-old has appeared on City’s radar, with the Blues now willing to pay €40m, which is around £33m, to bring the midfielder to the Etihad this month. It’s unclear how this transfer would work as Rovella is on loan at Lazio, but if City make an offer that Juventus can’t refuse, his loan is likely to expire and he will join the Premier League side.
