‘Just pay the £50 million and get Cucurella’ – Man City fans react as report claims the club could reignite their interest in Borussia Dortmund star

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club may turn their attention to other left-back targets and could reignite their interest in Borussia Dortmund star Raphael Guerreiro, as their pursuit of Marc Cucurella stalls.

The Premier League champions have been targeting Cucurella as a replacement for Oleksandr Zinchenko, who recently joined Arsenal for £32m.

The reigning Premier League champions previously made a £30million bid for the Spaniard and the Seagulls rejected it as they value him at £50m.

Despite making a second bid of £40million, both parties are still someway apart in their valuation of the player.

Brighton’s insistence on achieving £50 million for the Catalan defender has led to the Sky Blues being forced to look at alternative options.

According to Pol Ballus writing for the Athletic, Manchester City will look at other options for left-back this summer — and are not willing to meet Brighton’s £50million-plus ($61m) asking price for Marc Cucurella.

Pol Ballus claims City are only willing to spend £40m on Cucurella, and may turn their attention back to Dortmund’s Guerreiro, a previous target.

However, as per the report, Guerreiro is not expected to be ‘let go at a feasible price’, which could mean that his price tag is out of reach or not in the realms of what City are keen to spend this summer.

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

“I like Guerreiro, fits the bill, low-key would be a clever signing and should be affordable too, he’s on his last year of the contract so I don’t get the last bit but good player nevertheless..”
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“Guerreiro is a good player but as a LB we can get better. Sosa is a much better choice for a left back, but for versatility, Guerreiro is the choice to go.”
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“No need, Cucurella still better.”
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“We can’t sell 25 year old Zinchenko and buy 28 year old Guerreiro. Just won’t happen.”
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“29 in December, never played in the Prem, not a feasible price. Sounds perfect 🤦”
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“Every player linked is inferior to Cucurella. Pay the price City and let’s get this campaign going.”
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“It still boils down to the price at last. Why can’t we pay that remaining £10m?”
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“Just pay the £50 million and get Cucurella.”
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“Cucurrella is freaking good at what he does and has shown he wants to be at Man City, meaning he’s ready to give his all when he plays. Sign him and stop looking elsewhere trying to settle when you can have the best.”
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