Manchester City's James McAtee during the match against Feyenoord. (Photo by Karl Riesen/Getty Images)
West Ham are hoping to sign Manchester City's James McAtee in January but they face an uphill battle to secure a player whose situation mirrors that of Cole Palmer.
Pep Guardiola He saw him Man City The side bearing is awful Premier League 2024/25 season, but that did not make him warrant a high ranking James McAtee To help alleviate problems.
A Cole Palmer type situation could see James McAtee leave City
Cole Palmer He decided that a move to Chelsea would benefit his career after being held back at City, and he is now thriving at the Blues which must surely be a huge embarrassment for Guardiola.
Everything is going downhill for the city at the moment Erling Haaland makes a mistake and It seems that Kevin De Bruyne's future is still unclear.
The situation the club finds itself in is unprecedented and appears to be escalating, with Makati's situation likely to be the next thing to cause problems.
according to The times (Subscription required), West Ham Interested in bringing McAtee to DC, hopefully Julen Lopetegui It could also turn around what has been a really disappointing season.
However, the Hammers won't have things their own way.
James McAtee needs to leave Manchester City to flourish like Cole Palmer
That's because The Times has also noted that Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Fiorentina and Bologna are all interested in the 22-year-old.
Given that he has played just two minutes in the current Premier League season, it is in Makati's best interest moving on, and it's a fair bet that his representatives will tell the city hierarchy exactly that.
He has 18 months to complete his contract (Transportation market), so although there is no immediate need to sell, City will be able to get a better price now than in six months or a year.
