Manchester Metropolis are eyeing a £30 million-plus transfer for a former Actual Madrid defender this summer time, as Pep Guardiola appears to shore up his facet’s shaky backline, in response to a brand new report.
Metropolis eyeing Champions League qualification
After a poor begin to the marketing campaign, Metropolis have proven indicators of resurgence in current months. Whereas they’re nonetheless not fairly on the degree that introduced them sustained home dominance in recent times, Pep Guardiola’s facet are actually firmly again within the hunt for Champions League qualification — a prospect that appeared extremely unlikely only a few months in the past.
Chatting with the membership’s official web site, midfielder Ilkay Gundogan lately addressed the significance of securing a top-four end, calling it a “accountability” to make sure Metropolis stay amongst Europe’s elite regardless of an underwhelming season.
“Our group is made and constructed to be greater than this — it’s constructed to be a contender for the title each single 12 months.For numerous causes, we haven’t been at our greatest for an extended interval of the season. We’re the place we’re proper now, and we have to settle for the state of affairs.
“There are minimal targets that must be achieved at this membership, and that’s positively qualifying for the Champions League subsequent season. We have now to do it – it’s our accountability.”
Metropolis eyeing transfer for Lazio defender Mario Gila
One among Manchester Metropolis’s most urgent points this season has been their defensive frailty. Within the Premier League, Guardiola’s facet have already conceded extra targets than in any earlier marketing campaign below the Spaniard — and probably the most because the 2009/10 season, when Mark Hughes and Roberto Mancini led the group to a fifth-place end.
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Manchester Metropolis battled to a 2-0 victory over Everton at Goodison on Saturday, however two Sky Blue stalwarts actually didn’t impress on Merseyside.
Guardiola tried to bolster his defensive choices in January, bringing in centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov from RC Lens and extremely rated teenager Vitor Reis from Palmeiras. Nonetheless, Khusanov has struggled to impress since his arrival, and studies recommend he may already be despatched out on mortgage this summer time. As for Reis, the 19-year-old is seen extra as a long-term prospect moderately than a right away resolution to Metropolis’s defensive points.
In keeping with CaughtOffside, Metropolis are actually eyeing Lazio centre-back Mario Gila as a key goal for the upcoming switch window. Pep is reportedly a fan of the 24-year-old’s “composure, passing skill and understanding of defence”.
The report provides that Lazio are open to promoting the previous Actual Madrid defender for a payment within the area of £34–39 million. Nonetheless, Metropolis will face stiff competitors for his signature, with Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Madrid themselves all monitoring the state of affairs intently.
Gila has been one in every of Lazio’s key gamers this season, beginning 26 of the membership’s 28 Serie A video games, profitable a powerful 33 tackles and making 118 recoveries.