Having identified Jorginho as his preferred midfield target to replace the departed Yaya Touré, Pep Guardiola will be delighted to get his man despite the protracted negotiations with Napoli. He moved to Italy as a teenager and has made more than 130 appearances for Napoli since his move from Verona in 2014. He has now made eight international appearances for Italy after making his debut in 2016. Napoli have already acted to replace him, with Fabián Ruiz set to join from Real Betis for €30m.
City also remain hopeful of completing a deal for Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez after their failed move for him in January. Negotiations are continuing, although Leicester’s £20m purchase of James Maddison from Norwich could smooth the way for the Algeria international’s departure
ahh city PR ...will not be bullied into paying mroe
Like some other posters have previously mentioned, I don't know why we just didn't pay the the £70 million straight away, then he would have been a City player this last few weeks whilst on his holidays. What's £20 million (give or take £10 mil) nowadays anyway?
Come on Txiki, sort it out.
Perfectly understand the clubs viewpoint but difficult to get deals done if we value our targets below "market value"....the quoted 45-48mil (after add-ons) is the market for a player of Jorginho's level....but dont know if Brennan is trying to say we not willing to pay this rumoured about or Napoli asking for more?
Hopefully done soon...
Woosh20 million is still 20 million
Why pay over what you think he is worth. City as a club are not going to be mugged off anymore.
Woosh
Lol.Woosh