Eredivisie champions Ajax are reportedly considering a return for Donny van de Beek following his frustrating spell at Manchester United.
20.03.2023 - 23:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City have reportedly tabled an offer for 16-year-old centre-back Luka Vuskovic of Hajduk Split.
The defender, who was born in 2007, is being tipped to have a bright future at the top level of the game and is said to have attracted interest from various big names across Europe.
Despite his tender age, the starlet towers at 6ft 4in and became the youngest player to feature in the Croatian top flight when making his debut in February. Any deal for Vuskovic would have to be done through respected agent Pini Zahavi and a bidding war for his client is expected.
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The Athletic say that City have made the first move and have submitted a bid of £10.5million, including add-ons. The offer is yet to receive a response from Hajduk.
It’s unclear whether Pep Guardiola would want to add him to the first team or allow him time in the academy set-up. However, the City boss is expected to look for a new centre-back in the summer with Aymeric Laporte being tipped to leave the Etihad at the end of the season.
Meanwhile, a report from 90min claims that City are eager to erase the much-speculated release clause in Erling Haaland’s contract. The striker now has 42 goals for the season after hitting five past RB Leipzig in the Champions League and a further three in Saturday’s 6-0 FA Cup thrashing of Burnley.
Outlandish links with Real Madrid emerged just weeks after the striker arrived at the Blues and Rafaela Pimenta has remained very ambiguous over what could lie ahead for Haaland. It is now being claimed that the clause related to Guardiola’s future at City and that his recent contract renewal has altered the terms of the supposed release clause and
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