Manchester City They are now closing in on signing a speedy new star for Pep Guardiola, with the club putting in a £41m+ bid for their man this winter.
Manchester City is suffering
For the first time since then Pep Guardiola Arriving at the club, referee Premier League Defending champion Manchester City is suffering from a serious condition.
They have recorded back-to-back wins in their last two Premier League matches (against West Ham and Leicester City), but before that they had won just one of their previous 13 matches in all competitions, including losses that knocked them out of the Carabao Cup. The team is teetering on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League and is 12 points behind the top of the English Premier League, having played a game more than leaders Liverpool.
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The unprecedented race appears to have stabilized somewhat in recent weeks, but Cityzens are still expected to be active in January transfer window To strengthen their ranks and inject new energy into their team, which has looked exhausted for most of the season so far.
Rodri's knee injury has seen them target the midfielder, along with the likes of him Martin Zobemendi, Douglas Louise and Niccolò Rovella It's all linked up as the Etihad side look to bolster their options in the middle of the park. Now though, Guardiola's side could be closing in on a signing who would provide welcome support in another area of the pitch.
Man City makes an offer to sign a defender
This comes as Sky Reporter Patrick Berger revealed that the Citizens are “on the verge” of signing RC Lens centre-back Abdulkadir Khosanov next January. City 'made an official offer' worth '50 million euros including bonuses' (£41.6m) to sign the 20-year-old defender, with the player himself keen on a move to Manchester in the coming weeks.
In fact, Guardiola's side have gone so far as to offer him a 'long-term' contract already, suggesting the deal is almost complete. Signed by Lens just 18 months ago, the centre-back has quickly risen to prominence in France, alongside teammate Brice Samba. Describing him as a “monster” to the player earlier in the campaign.
Nevertheless Football analysts disagree about his potential readiness For immediate Premier League matches, the one thing no one can deny is his sheer speed. The Uzbek defender achieved a top speed of 37km/h earlier in the season when running back to stop a counter-attack.
This makes him faster than Manchester City's speedy Erling Haaland, who was It was recorded earlier in the campaign at a top speed of 35.7 km/hWhile he is not far from the English Premier League Standard speed is 37.38 km/h Selected by Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven last season.
With Manchester City looking so tall this season, he will certainly provide energy and recovery speed to Guardiola's backline, something they have sorely missed as a result of Kyle Walker's rapid decline in recent months. Have the Blues found their next player on defense?
