‘We’re not serious’, ‘selling Zinny wasn’t a smart idea’ – Man City fans react to the Club’s reported interest in Mexican fullback

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the Premier League champions are interested in KRC Genk left-back, Gerardo Arteaga.

With Oleksandr Zinchenko gone to Arsenal, Manchester City will be in the market for another left-back this summer.

Manchester City and Guardiola have reportedly identified Brighton & Hove Albion’s Marc Cucurella’s as their preferred replacement.

As it stands, though, it appears that City have little intention of meeting Brighton’s asking price, said to be in the region of £50m, and are reportedly looking at other options.

According to TUDN journalist Luis Omar Tapia as relayed by Sport Witness, the Citizens are now interested in signing Gerardo Arteaga, who plays for Belgian side KRC Genk.

However, the report don’t seem to have any information on how advanced are the talks for the Mexican fullback, who had already been linked to Premier League sides Brighton, Fulham and Leeds United this summer.

The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

“We’re not serious.”
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“At this rate, next week we will be linked with FC Goa’s Left Back.”
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“We went from being interested to Cucurella, to Raum, to Sosa and now this nobody 😭 what’s next? We’re gonna be interested in a LB from a Chinese club?.”
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“So we are slowly moving away from Cucurella 👀”
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“Okay looks like Cucu ain’t gonna happen. Can’t even pay 50m from player sales. Embarrassing.”
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“I knew selling Zinny wasn’t a smart idea from the start.”
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“Not a serious club. There’s only one position left to fill and we need it urgently considering zinchenko is gone and we aren’t paying?.”
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“Get Cucurella done for £40m. If not, get David Raum!!! Stop doing these small time players, we need to upgrade..”
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“Could be a gem, trust the board.”
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“You can’t appear to have one option and be negotiating with another side, gotta make them think they aren’t your only option.”
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