‘I spoke to somebody at City’ – Journalist drops insight into Man City ‘rumours’ on ‘talented’ ace

ESPN journalist Mark Ogden has addressed the recent Manchester City transfer rumours linking the premier league champions to defender Antonee Robinson.

City allegedly enquired into signing Robinson as they allowed Joao Cancelo to leave in a shock move to Bayern Munich.

That’s according to The Sun, who claim that Robinson is one of City’s priorities ahead of the summer transfer window.

Despite the reports, Ogden told ESPN that he had spoken to people within the club about their interest in Robinson, who said he wasn’t on their list of candidates.

He stated: “It wasn’t close in this window. I spoke to somebody at City today [Friday] just to get a check on this before I came on the show, and they said, look, they’d heard the rumours, as far as they were concerned, the senior figures at the club are saying he wasn’t on their list. But, I was also told that anything can happen, and it can.

“Antonee Robinson’s had a good season at Fulham, he’s had a better than a good season. He’s a talented player.

“I’d be surprised if he goes to City, but because there aren’t many top left-backs around, and that City need one, it’s not the most outlandish prospect.

“But the likelihood of it happening, I think, right now is slim. And it definitely wasn’t a goer during the window.”