GUARDIOLA WOULD HAVE ASKED THE PORTUGUESE
Matheus Nunes, from dreaming for Barça to a possible replacement for De Bruyne at City
Published:23/08/2023 - 23:44h
Updated:23/08/2023 - 23:44h
After closing the renewal of Bernardo Silva, Manchester City is going for another midfielder to cover the loss of Kevin De Bruyne. The English press points to the Portuguese Matheus Nunes as the one chosen by Pep Guardiola
A player that already was in the orbit of the FC Barcelona could cover the drop of Kevin Of Bruyne in the Manchester City. As it advances the journalist Fabrizio Romano, Pep Guardiola would have fixed in Matheus Nunes like alternative no only to cover the gap left by the injury of the Belgian, but also by the course of Ílkay Gündogan to the Barça. The Portuguese can play like pivote, inner or mediapunta, being his polivalencia and youth his main attributes.
And it is that, with only a season in the English football with the Wolverhampton, the player of 24 years already has attained to attract the attention of several big in Europe. The Barça took him into account the past summer, but the 45 million euros that asked the Sporting CP to leave him go were too for the Barcelona economy. Finally, the 'Wolves' remained with the born player in Brazil, the one who contested a total of 34 parties in the Premier League the past season (2.478 minutes).
The City will not have objection in offering by Matheus Nunes
In accordance with the information filtered by Romano, the traspaso of Nunes can close in 50 million net euros more variable. The luso has agreement until June of 2025 and his value of current market in Transkermarkt is of €45m, by which the City will not have too many problems in closing his traspaso in brief, as the player already has given the 'ok' and only is missing that the 'Wolves' accept the offer 'cityzen'.
Understand Manchester City have now submitted initial bid to Wolverhampton for Matheus Nunes 🚨🔵🇵🇹 #MCFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 23, 2023
Told proposal is in excess of €50m fee with add-ons discussed in the package.
Nunes Have already accepted City ace destination, personal terms agreed. pic.twitter.com/i010hdkwuh
The ones of Pep already ficharon this summer to Mateo Kovacic (29 'kilos') and to Josko Gvardiol (€90m). Both Croats have begun the season like headlines, but the ex mediocentro of the Real Madrid still does not convince to the Catalan trainer and, with the arrival of Matheus, probably go to the bench, as the luso is a player that can contribute much more in attack to a team that prioritises to attack constantly in each party.
