‘Bring him in!’, ‘Will be a beast under Pep’ – Man City fans react as club ready to trump Liverpool with £35m bid to sign ‘brilliant’ Jude Bellingham alternative

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club could now enter the race to sign Celta de Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga after missing out on Jude Bellingham.

As we all know, Bellingham is now widely expected to join Real Madrid. The midfielder had been on Man City’s radar but appears to be closing in on a move to Spain.

For City, that means looking at other targets. And The Athletic reports that Celta Vigo star Veiga is one of the players on Pep Guardiola’s list.

The midfielder, believed to have a £35m release-clause in his contract, could be on the move this summer.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool all are keen on Veiga. Jurgen Klopp’s side are reportedly leading the race for the Spanish midfielder and are ready to pay his release clause.

It’s claimed City like the look of Veiga as they prepare to potentially lose Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan. The pair are once again attracting interest, despite playing key roles this season.

The report shared on Twitter gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters.

Pure talent 💙✨

— Kabelo Deco (@KabeloDeco) May 19, 2023

@RealTalkMCFC: “With a £35m release clause and the season he’s having now in Spain I can’t really find a reason why not.”

@K4Owen: “Oh yes he’s brilliant.”

@KunAguero_SZN: “He looks amazing and he is only going to get better with age and having the Goat manager teaching him”

@BaddestBoy7664: “Bring him in!.”

@HulkmanZA: “This will be an incredible signing – baller!.”

@HueyT001: “He might be the answer. I mean we’ve been in such situations just see how we got the best CB Ruben Dias when we almost went for Koulibally”

@ErskineSam: “Better for me than Bellingham.”

@NoleMessigoat: “Sign him. He is Better than Jude Bellingham in my humble opinion”

@BrinstanRiziki: “This lad will be a beast under Pep”

@CharlesEkanem15: “Another situation of Pep wanting Player A (expensive), losing out and then going after Player B (much cheaper). Can’t wait for Bellingham to turn into a Real Madrid version of Beckham and Owen while Gabi Veiga turns into a super player. Then the haters will come back out..”