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Manchester City are considering a bid for Portuguese youngster

By Zoheb Alam

DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 14: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City is interviewed prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City at Signal Iduna Park on April 14, 2021 in Dortmund, Germany. Sporting stadiums around Germany remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Frederic Scheidemann/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - APRIL 14: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City is interviewed prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City at Signal Iduna Park on April 14, 2021 in Dortmund, Germany. Sporting stadiums around Germany remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Frederic Scheidemann/Getty Images) /
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With big names already being listed in their transfer wishlist, Manchester City look well on course to add some top-quality names to their team in the ongoing summer window.

However, the Cityzens may add another talented youngster to their roster this summer as rumors now suggest that the club has shown interest in a talented winger from Portugal’s Primeira Liga.

As per reports from Portuguese outlet Record, Manchester City are all set to enter the race for the signature of Joelson Fernandes. The 18-year-old winger has been backed as “serious” talent and hence has attracted interest from some of the big guns of the Premier League.

Last season, the talented youngster managed to make nine appearances for Sporting CP ‘B’ side and had netted once during the season. In the 2019-20 season, the winger was handed his first-team debut and hence has four appearances to his name to date.

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Fernandes,18, is keen to get more game-time with the first team but somehow has failed to break into the senior side at the present moment. His current employers are although interested to keep him at the club for the long haul and hence had signed a new deal with him.

Currently, the talented winger has a release clause of 60 million euros and is contracted to Sporting CP till the summer of 2023.

For City, this might be an interesting opportunity to land Fernandes this summer. The English Champions already have a couple of exciting young talents in the form of Ferran Torres and  Phil Foden. Therefore, adding another talented prospect could benefit the side in the near future.

OEIRAS, PORTUGAL – OCTOBER 9: Joelson Fernandes of Portugal U21 & Sporting CP during the UEFA Euro Under 21 Qualifier match between Portugal U21 and Norway U21 at Estadio Cidade do Futebol FPF on October 9, 2020 in Oeiras, Portugal. (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)
OEIRAS, PORTUGAL – OCTOBER 9: Joelson Fernandes of Portugal U21 & Sporting CP during the UEFA Euro Under 21 Qualifier match between Portugal U21 and Norway U21 at Estadio Cidade do Futebol FPF on October 9, 2020 in Oeiras, Portugal. (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images) /

I do feel that the Cityzens may not opt for this transfer at the present moment as the team has already set sights on two expensive targets like Harry Kane and Jack Grealish. Spending 60 million euros on a teenager might just not be the club’s priority in the current situation.

Next. Manchester City will need financial planning in order to sign the English duo. dark

Should Manchester City consider signing 18-year-old Joelson Fernandes?

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