Manchester City now willing to do whatever it takes to sign Ballon d’Or contender this summer

Manchester City are no strangers to signing a superstar.

Erling Haaland was – and still largely is – the talk of the football world at the time of his £51m move to Manchester City in June 2022.

Another superstar then followed as £77.6m was spent on Josko Gvardiol in August 2023.

It should be noted that Manchester City produce superstars themselves, with Phil Foden emerging from the City Football Academy, while Rodri was far from the Ballon d’Or level talent he is today during his first…