The Porto player Nico Gonzalez is reportedly the subject of Manchester City’s “formal approach” to recruiting a “new midfielder.” Man City has already spent about £120 million on new acquisitions, making them the biggest spenders in Europe this month. Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, and Vitor Reis are the three high-profile additions that the Premier League champions have made. Due to Man City’s terrible run of play, their dreams of winning the Premier League title were dashed before the year began, and a major renovation is currently under way at the Etihad.
The team managed by Pep Guardiola has suffered without Rodri, the winner of the Ballon d’Or, who will miss the remainder of the season due to a major knee injury. Bruno Guimaraes, Douglas Luiz, and Martin Zubimendi are among the candidates Man City has been linked to. They still haven’t acquired a midfield player to replace Rodri, but that might soon change.
Man City formally approach FC Porto’s midfielder
According to details, the Portuguese powerhouses still intend to retain Gonzalez and will demand a significant transfer price from Manchester City in order to prevent the player from moving to the Etihad Stadium this month. It’s interesting to note that the 23-year-old Spaniard has a €60 million release clause in his Porto contract, and his old team, FC Barcelona, still has a 40% sell-on clause in the agreement that sent him to Portugal in 2023.
Gonzalez joined Porto from Barcelona in July 2023, reportedly paying €8.5 million for a five-year Primeira Liga contract. He has only been with the Portuguese team for a year and a half. In addition to making Gonzalez the newest member of Estadio do Dragao to play for the Etihad Stadium team, any arrangement that Manchester City is able to reach with Porto will result in a sizable profit for the team. Since Nicolás Otamendi, Fernando Reges, Danilo, and Eliaquim Mangala all played for Manchester City and FC Porto in the Premier League with differing degrees of success, there have been four connections between the two teams overall.