Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays an update on the club’s pursuit of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Matheus Nunes.
The 23-year-old midfield maestro, who has starred for Sporting in the Portuguese top flight this season, has also attracted Premier League attention for his performances.
With Fernandinho looking set to leave them this summer, Pep Guardiola is keen to sign a midfielder at the end of this campaign. Man City have reportedly turned their attention towards Nunes as a result and have identified him as a suitable target.
It’s was reported last week that Pep Guardiola’s side lead the race for Matheus Nunes and are waiting for the end of the Primeira Liga season to ‘advance’ with €40M for a transfer.
According to Newspaper Ojogo as relayed by Sport Witness, Matheus Nunes has seen his price has go up ‘like an arrow’ through his Sporting/Portugal performances.
The report states that Sporting Lisbon will ‘do everything’ to keep him, and only ‘truly irrefutable offers’ could take him from the club.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from Man City supporters.
“Let’s move on from him.”
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“Oh no, anyways.”
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“Nothing above 35m. His stats show the only thing he is good at is dribbling through the central midfield and tracking back”
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“If his price goes beyond €40m then we go for Enzo Fernandes.”
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“If it is inflated, then take Lavia and teach him the DM role – even if it takes him 2 years to learn it well, it’s better than getting bullied in all transfers like this..”
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“City should go for Enzo Fernandez instead and he is a cheaper option and younger than Nunes..”
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“If Pep wants him Txiki need to get the deal done.”
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“If Liverpool wants to sign him, then his price will only 25-35M. But when City want to sign him, his price will be 45-60M..”
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