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Manchester City to challenge Barcelona for this Bayern star

The Skyblues are readying to enter the fray for the out-of-favor Bayern star with Barcelona, who are also apparently interested in his services

Manchester City is currently looking for a holding midfielder and after missing out on Jorginho, who opted to join Chelsea instead, have now set their sights on Thiago Alcantara. The Spaniard appears to be in his way out of Bayern Munich after 5 seasons, having found first-team opportunities only very limited. Reports suggest he’s on his way back to Barcelona, his boyhood club, but the Premier League champions have now entered the fray too.

Pep Guardiola has worked with him at both Barcelona and then at Bayern, and now wants to bring him to the Etihad. In only two seasons until now has Thiago played in more than 20 league games with the Bavarians and if they indeed decide to sell him, expect £60 million for the player. The Blaugrana are pursuing him to fill in for Paulinho, who returned to China only a year after his big money move to the Catalan capital.

But the lure of working with Guardiola again might turn the tide in City’s favour. The holders have only signed Riyadh Mahrez from Leicester City so far for £62 million and the Spanish gaffer still has another £90 million in his coffers to spend till end of the summer transfer window. And Thiago has appeared to be their next target. City in fact, were also said to have sent scouts to witness the player play in the final few games of last season, impressing particularly in the huge victories over Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen.

Thiago is keen to return to Barcelona as certain reports suggest, but City’s timely intervention means the transfer saga wouldn’t be as plain sailing as it initially seemed. Both sides might take it right down to the wire.

Author’s Take

Barcelona could be balked at the asking price of £60 million, but City certainly wouldn’t mind splashing the cash. Moreover, Thiago’s best period at Bayern has come under Pepe’s tutelage, so another opportunity to work under him would seem unmissable.

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