Man City are leading the race for Croatia international Josko Gvardiol; Chelsea and Tottenham both wanted the defender nolast year; Sky Sports News understands the champions are yet to make a formal bid but RB Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl has confirmed talks
Manchester City are in advanced talks with RB Leipzig to sign centre-back Josko Gvardiol.
Sky Sports News understands the champions are yet to make a formal bid, however.R
B managing director of sport Max Eberl has confirmed the clubs are in talks.
He also told local media Leipziger-Volkszeitung: “Josko and his advisers have given us their wish to move to Manchester City.”
Gvardiol is a left-footed Croatia international centre-back coveted by a number of top clubs.
From a goal-scoring demonstration of his talents, to a humbling at the Etihad, Josko Gvardiol’s two run-ins with Manchester City in the Champions League last season couldn’t have been more different
In the first leg of their last-16 tie, the man in the mask for Croatia at the World Cup, showed why, at just 21, he is one of the world’s highest-rated young defenders and coveted by Europe’s top clubs. His mature defensive display was capped by a towering header to equalise for the German club.
Three weeks later, RB Leipzig were thrashed 7-0 in Manchester, with no answer to the powers of five-goal Erling Haaland. It was a chastening experience for Gvardiol. But perhaps one which will add to his drive to reach the very top of the game.
