Manchester City Fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter, which relays a report that claims the club offered €70million for Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic this summer.
The 21-year-old striker was linked with a move to the Etihad as Harry Kane alternative as City were in the market for a prolific striker across the course of the summer transfer window.
Italian outlet La Repubblica (via Sport Witness) reported in August that Man City had bid €55m for Vlahovic, but Fiorentina chairman Rocco Commisso wanted €100m.
However, according to Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport as relay by Sport Witness in an article on Monday, Manchester City offered a considerable fee, which was more than the reported €55m bid for the Serbian international.
The report claims City ‘put €70 million on the plate’ to sign Vlahovic, however the player was unwilling to leave after ‘giving his word’ to Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso that he would remain with La Viola.
The belief is that the 21-year-old will sign a new contract that will include a release clause of ‘at least €80m’ after ‘City and Atletico, with bonuses, had already put €70m on the plate’.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and City Chief, and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
That’s 10m too high
— ً (@Seer978) September 6, 2021
They are gonna make the clause €71M just to trigger Txiki.
— Steven Andrew🇩🇰🇩🇰 (@StevenFabricius) September 6, 2021
SIGN HIM TXIKI LET’S GOOOO
— Sashank Shah (@lie_cheat_steal) September 6, 2021
Txiki knows what he’s doing man😭😭
— ¹⁰ (@SxrgioSZN) September 6, 2021
Release clause? Txiki will trigger this one instead of the Haaland one
— Catoo (@Thecatoo_) September 6, 2021
Can’t be letting anyone else get haaland
— joeb07 (@joeb072) September 6, 2021
vlahovic would be a better signing than haaland. (obviously haaland is better but if the reports of the wages and bonuses are true, vlahovic would 10000% be the right move)
— Philly (@4Jamerson7) September 6, 2021
This guy is really good, this would be a better investment
— Creedxx (@creedXxd) September 6, 2021
