Manchester City’s aspirations of sealing the Haaland deal receive a huge as the striker has clear intentions of continuing with the former Bundesliga champions, though a move for him cannot be ruled out at this stage.
The Skyblues though have kept options in their pursuit of a striker and are edging towards a promising young talent from the Italian league, Serie-A. The player in question is Fiorentina’s forward Dusan Vlahovic.
The 21-year-old is enjoying his purple patch for Fiorentina, scoring 25 goals across all competitions in the 2021 season, with only Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund edging ahead with a tally of 26 goals.
MEN understands that the Serbian is having a contract with Fiorentina until 2023 and has no plans to extend his stay. This certainly has opened the door for several clubs to pen him down, with the likes of Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus, among which Manchester City and Juventus have shown utmost interest.
Manchester City after commencing this year’s campaign on a bright note, were taken apart by West Ham and Crystal Palace in consecutive matches quite comprehensively.
The lack of penetration in the final third has brought some serious introspection onto the City players,especially with the lack of quality missing in the final pass on a consistent basis.
Citizens run into rejuvenated Manchester United on match day 11 of the English Premier League. The stakes are going to be high; with this fixture predicted to have a huge impact on the Points table and both the Cross City rivals coming off contrasting fortunes.
Expect a hostile reception from the Old Trafford crowd, who will give their best shot in getting under the skin of the Defending Champions.
Manchester City are in dire need of a striker and a pro-active approach is anticipated from them in the winter market. However, Vlahovic seems to be keen on donning the Juventus outfit making things much more complicated for Guardiola’s men.