Manchester City is interested in Nico Gonzalez de Porto but everything agreement Because the midfielder classified of 50 million pounds sterling is complicated by the various clauses of his complex contract, in several reports.
The defense of Pep Guardiola Premier league The champions have done follies this year. During the first eight seasons of the Catalan coach in Manchester, City spent a total of around 140 million pounds sterling at winter arrivals. More than 132 million pounds sterling have been splashed on four permanent transfers this year only.
Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov have already made their debut in competition for the club – with a mixed success – While Vitor Reis was appointed to the bench for the shock last weekend with Chelsea. The 18 -year -old central defender Juma Bah is the only senior arrival to have been sent directly on loan.
However, the spending wave has not yet stopped. Athletics were one of the many publications to note that City “explored” an agreement for Gonzalez de Porto in the last days of the window.
In order not to confuse with his Argentinian namesake to Juventus, the imposing Spanish midfielder has passed BarcelonaThe academy and made 37 first team appearances for the club before joining Porto in 2023. The agreement of 8.5 million euros (7.1 million pounds sterling) which took Gonzalez to Portugal included a clause release of 60 million euros (50 million pounds sterling), according to the The telegraph.
Above all, Barcelona is also entitled to 40% of the profit that Porto performs on Gonzalez. City are largely willing to spend up to 50 million pounds sterling for the 23 -year -old, but the Portuguese giants could find a way to smooth negotiations.
As revealed by SavePorto has the possibility of paying in Barcelona 6 million euros (5 million pounds sterling) to obtain an additional 20% of Gonzalez rights. If this clause is triggered, the Portuguese giants would be entitled to 80% of the benefit of the sale, while the Catalans report 20%.
It remains to be seen how ready to go in search of a versatile midfielder who does not exactly fill the vacuum left by Rodri, but offers an additional layer of muscle and physics to an area of the terrain that has Corus the champions so many problems this season.
Barcelona, if they were so inclined, can sign Gonzalez for only 30 million euros (25 million pounds sterling).
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