Manchester City Fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter, which relays a report that claims the club is contemplating on whether to make an approach for Inter Milan defender Achraf Hakimi.
The 22-year-old has starred is one of the most exciting young full backs in European football. He has starred in Serie A this season, contributing six goals and three assists as a wing-back for Antonio Conte’s side.
According to Calciomercato, City could join Arsenal, who have been a long standing interest in the €50m-rated defender and Chelsea in attempting to sign Inter full-back this summer.
However, he won’t come cheap, with the report saying Inter would demand more than the €40 million they paid to sign Hakimi in July, 2020.
The former Real Madrid defender is still has just under four-and-a-half years remaining on his contract.
It remains to be seen what Man City do in the summer, but it’s clear the club need a new left back with neither Benjamin Mendy or Oleksandr Zinchenko completely convincing in recent seasons.
In reaction to the report shared on twitter by Man City Xtra, plenty of Sky Blues as usual have been expressing their thoughts and opinions.
Why we need Hakimi?. We have Cancelo, Kyle Walker.
— The Random Boy (@fanboy87_10) February 2, 2021
He can play there
— Dez (@mcfcdez) February 2, 2021
He can play lb BTW. He played in that position in Madrid and dortmand
— 𝗠𝗝𝗔𝗬 🇧🇼 (@MJAYMCFC) February 2, 2021
No need we got cancelo move on
— Mcfc.Yahir (@mcfcyahir) February 2, 2021
He’s not a right back, he’s more of a right midfielder for inter
— Aaryan Sharma (@Nazh159) February 2, 2021
We need a Natural LB for Once, not a makeshift
— SamTrappie (@Samtrappie) February 2, 2021
why can’t we just get a normal LB
— Kuroko 🇸🇴 (@kurokoii_) February 2, 2021
