Manchester City have reportedly made a €65m (£54.7m) bid for Juventus full-back Andrea Cambiasso.
The Premier League champions have been unusually active in the winter transformation window. January was typically the period City used to snap up young talent, often from South America, before immediately sending them out on loan. A winter addition has not been brought in immediately since Aymeric Laporte's arrival in 2018 cityFirst team.
Desperate times have called for radical action. Pep GuardiolaChina's fallen giants are in a defensive position locally and continentally. After a mini-resurgence after Christmas, City's newfound fragility revealed itself once again as they gave away two goals in the final eight minutes of the game. 2-2 draw with Brentford Tuesday.
This crisis pushed the club into an unknown transfer market area. City have already concluded three deals worth well over £100m this month, with Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush. is expected to follow Central defender duo Abdulkader Khosanov and Vitor Reis cross the door of Al-Ittihad.
But the spending spree doesn't stop there.
City are preparing an initial bid of €60-65m (£50-55m) for versatile Juventus defender Andrea Cambiasso, according to Italian journalist. Gianluca Di Marzio. However, the Serie A giants are supposed to demand up to €80m (£67m) if the Italy international is to leave Turin in January.
That high figure – more than City are expected to pay for Khosanov and Reis combined – is intended to scare away any interest in a mid-season switch and could be reduced next summer.
Telegraph He claims City are looking at Cambiasso as a long-term replacement for Kyle Walker, despite the 24-year-old playing mostly on the left side of defence. City's veteran right-back He could be on his way to Italy This month after Guardiola revealed the defender's desire to leave. English reports state that the Sky Blues would be willing to wait until next summer to sign Cambiasso, who could only cost around £50m by then.
No offer has been made yet, according to Fabrizio RomanoThe Marmoush deal was described as the clear “priority” before any further discussions regarding Cambiasso begin.
