Manchester Metropolis at the moment are closing in on signing a fast new star for Pep Guardiola, with the membership having tabled a £41m+ bid to land their man this winter.
Manchester Metropolis struggling
For the primary time since Pep Guardiola’s arrival on the membership, reigning Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis are in a critical rut of kind.
They’ve recorded successive wins of their final two Premier League outings (In opposition to West Ham and Leicester Metropolis), however previous to that had received simply certainly one of their earlier 13 video games throughout all competitions, together with losses that put them out of the Carabao Cup, left them teetering on the sting of Champions League qualification and 12 factors off the tempo within the Premier League having performed a sport greater than frontrunners Liverpool.
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Pep Guardiola will likely be hoping Man Metropolis are closing in on their first signing of the January switch window.
The unprecedented run seems to have stabilised considerably in latest weeks, however the Cityzens are nonetheless anticipated to be energetic within the January switch window to bolster their ranks and inject contemporary power into their squad, which has regarded exhausted for a lot of the season so far.
Rodri’s knee harm has seen them goal a midfielder, with the likes of Martin Zubimendi, Douglas Luiz and Nicolo Rovella all having been linked because the Etihad outfit look to bolster their choices in the course of the park. Now although, Guardiola’s facet might be closing in on a signing who would supply welcome assist in one other space of the pitch.
Man Metropolis submit bid for defender
That comes as Sky Reporter Patrick Berger has revealed that the Cityzens are “on the verge” of signing RC Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov this January. Metropolis have “submitted an official bid” price “€50m together with bonuses” [£41.6m] to signal the 20-year-old defender, with the participant himself eager to make the transfer to Manchester within the coming weeks.
Certainly, Guardiola’s facet have even gone so far as to supply him a “long run” contract already, suggesting {that a} deal is nearly full. Signed by Lens simply 18 months in the past, the centre-back has risen to prominence shortly in France, with teammate Brice Samba dubbing him a “monster” of a participant earlier within the marketing campaign.
Although soccer analysts disagree over his potential readiness for Premier League motion instantly, one factor that no-one can deny is his sheer pace. The Uzbek defender clocked a prime pace of 37km/h earlier within the season as he ran again to cease a counter assault.
This makes him even quicker than Man Metropolis speedster Erling Haaland, who was clocked earlier within the marketing campaign with a prime pace of 35.7km/h, whereas he isn’t far off the Premier League report pace of 37.38 km/h set by Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven final marketing campaign.
With Manchester Metropolis wanting leggy this season, he will definitely present power and restoration tempo to Guardiola’s backline, one thing that they’ve been sorely lacking because of Kyle Walker’s fast decline in latest months. Have the Blues simply discovered their subsequent stalwart in defence?
