Manchester City have reportedly made contact with Atlanta United over a potential transfer move for midfielder Thiago Almada.
The Citizens have already brought in a new midfielder during the current summer window in the shape of Mateo Kovacic, who joined from Chelsea on a four-year deal worth a reported fee of £30m.
Now, the Manchester club look to have made an enquiry over potentially adding another midfield option to their squad this summer.
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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has spoken about Marcus Rashford amid the uncertainty over his Manchester United future. Speculation surrounding Rashford’s future increased this week after he was left out of United’s matchday squad for the derby win over rivals Manchester City. On Tuesday night, journalist Henry Winter posted his interview with Rashford, during which he asked the Englishman whether he is staying or going. Rashford went on to reply: “For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps.” As a result, with the January transfer window on the horizon, Rashford has been linked with a host of different clubs around the globe. Despite not being directly linked with the North London club, Spurs boss Postecoglou was asked about Rashford ahead of their Carabao Cup tie against United. The Australian said: “No interest, don’t care, no interest. He’s a Man United player, a very good player, they’ve got plenty of good players. “But I manage my players and I guess other managers will manage their own players. In terms of Marcus’ situation, I have no real desire to examine it any further.” When pushed on whether Spurs would consider a move for Rashford, Postecoglou added: “Oh, mate, if I looked at everyone who we were linked to I’d have no time to do anything else, to be honest. I’ve got other people to do that part of the process. “For us, we’ve been pretty disciplined in terms of what we’re trying to build here and will continue to be so. You can ask me about Marcus, but you could ask me about any Premier League footballer, I’m going to say the same thing.” Marcus Rashford new club latest odds Odds were correct at the time of writing via Sky Bet Paris Saint Germain – 11/4 Any Saudi Pro League Club – 11/2 Arsenal – 9/1 Any MLS Club – 10/1 Chelsea – 12/1 Barcelona – 14/1 Bayern Munich – 16/1 Juventus – 25/1 Real Madrid – 25/1
December 19, 2024
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In a recent Twitter post, journalist Bruno Gonzalez Garcia revealed that City, and Manchester United, have “consulted” the MLS side about making a possible transfer deal for the midfielder this summer.
After scoring 24 goals and providing 10 assists in 100 appearances for his previous club, Velez Sarsfield, the 22-year-old joined his current side back in February last year.
Since then, the Argentine has found the net 15 times and supplied 16 assists in 49 appearances across all competitions.
With 18 appearances to his name in the current MLS campaign, Almada has scored eight goals and made nine assists, which has been described as being “outrageous” by talent scout, Jacek Kulig on Twitter.
In fact, the youngster has made more shot-creating actions (115) and goal-creating actions (20) than any other player in the division this season.
This shows how important he is for the team and how much of an attacking threat he can be from the midfield, in addition to why the two Manchester clubs have got their eyes on him.
Taking all of that into account, we feel that if City were to secure a deal for Almada this summer, this would give them an exciting talent that has the potential to be a long-term star for Pep Guardiola’s side.
