David Ornstein says Man City are close to signing midfielder who Martin Odegaard tried to convince to join Arsenal

In the summer of 2025, Manchester City have shown their ambition in the transfer market after sealing deals for Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders.

Ruben Amorim claimed Hugo Viana is a winner and that certainly seems to be the case as he has struck an excellent partnership with Txiki Begiristain during his start to life as City’s sporting director.

After a tumultuous previous season where the Sky Blues fell from grace, Pep Guardiola would have been hoping that the…