‘Would be a good signing’ – Man City fans react as club plot summer move for ‘fantastic’ £50m PL star to replace Mahrez

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims Pep Guardiola’s side are eyeing up Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma as a potential replacement for departed Riyad Mahrez.

City boss Pep Guardiola is in the market for a new right-winger after the Algerian completed a £30million move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli.

The treble winners have already added Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise and Rennes winger Jeremy Doku on their shortlist of potential replacements.

And now, according to the Daily Star, Brighton’s Japanese international has also caught the attention of City boss Pep Guardiola.

As per the report, Guardiola finds Mitoma a ‘very interesting’ prospect as he seeks out new blood to bolster his wide options at the Etihad Stadium.

A separate report from The Sun claim that Guardiola ‘will move’ for Mitoma ‘next after finally landing’ Gvardiol with the Japanese winger now ‘also on the radar’.

They describe Guardiola as a ‘big fan’ of Mitoma – who has two years left on his contract at the Amex Stadium – and he’s been ‘identified by the treble winners as a potential replacement for’ Riyad Mahrez.

The 26-year-old was one of the real revelations of last season in the Premier League. His dribbling ability caused numerous problems for defenders as Roberto De Zerbi’s side took the division by storm.

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

I’d love this to be real but doubt it

— Eren Ghosh (@mcfcerenfan125) August 6, 2023

@sorodine24: “That would be great”

@YungHusband: “Make it happen”

@nduokoli: “Mitoma is fantastic”

@94587669qy: “We should sign him and Olise”

@arturmucoll1: “Wouldn’t mind signing Mitoma but he is a left winger?”

@dnieloygkes: “Would be a good signing but his a left winger and they need a right. Still ain’t been phased by City in this window yet”

@Grealishush: “So we replacing left footed RW with Right footed LW? Pure BS, even if we sign him he won’t be Mahrez replacement..”

@HouseofFutbol: “Excellent signing & replacement. Mitoma under Pep would be great to watch”

@Zhubbie2: “50M for a very good Brighton player? That’s a massive steal.”