Manchester City are making huge strides towards signing RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol after agreeing personal terms with the talented centre-back. He had been set to join Chelsea last year and impressed at the World Cup with Croatia.
With a £95million ($120m) release clause becoming active next summer it is now reported that Leipzig are demanding that any deal this year reaches a similar mark. It wasn’t until December that City’s interest in the player became best known, with Chelsea remaining in the race until that point.
Manchester City are making huge strides towards signing RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol after agreeing personal terms with the talented centre-back. He had been set to join Chelsea last year and impressed at the World Cup with Croatia.
With a £95million ($120m) release clause becoming active next summer it is now reported that Leipzig are demanding that any deal this year reaches a similar mark. It wasn’t until December that City’s interest in the player became best known, with Chelsea remaining in the race until that point.
Mount U-turn
The saga of the summer continues to baffle and bewilder. After it was reported that Chelsea had not only rejected Manchester United’s third bid for Mason Mount worth around £55million ($69.9m), it has since been said that they are going to walk away from the deal altogether.
It is now being said in some quarters that Mount is set to stay at Chelsea this summer and never truly wanted to leave. Meanwhile, other reports suggest that United will look to Moises Caicedo as an alternative and that they are frustrated with the tactics used by Chelsea during negotiations.
Source: Football London