Guardiola looking for a midfielder he dubbed one of the best in the world

The transfer window is not yet over for Manchester City. The Cityzens went for another reinforcement before the closing of the summer market, confident that they will expand the staff shaken by the injury of Kevin de Bruyne, that is why they are looking for a suitable replacement for the Belgian, who is absent until the end of the calendar year.

Their first target was Lucas Paqueta, but as they gave up on the Brazilian due to non-football reasons, they turned to other solutions and turned their attention to Matheus Nunes. According to reports from Great Britain, they are even ready to offer more than 54,000,000 euros, which was not enough to "free" the Portuguese from Wolverhampton. The second proposal is more profitable for the Wolves, since Etihad Stadium club sent an offer worth around 60,000,000 euros and another 5,000,000 in the form of a bonus. Although the central midfielder is one of the most influential in Garry O'Neill's team, previously Julen Lopetegui's, it is expected that Wolves will accept this, and the 25-year-old footballer will become a newcomer in Pep Guardiola's team, after the arrivals of defender Josko Gvardiol, rear midfielder Mateo Kovacic and winger Jeremy Doku.

The plan is not only to "patch" the hole caused by De Bruyne's injury but also the fact that Ilkay Gundogan moved to Barcelona. Guardiola had previously been enthusiastic about the possibilities of a boy born in Rio de Janeiro (he lived in Brazil until the age of 12), and educated in football at Sporting, where he reached the status of a representative of Portugal.

"Matheus Nunes is one of the best footballers today," said Pep at the beginning of 2022 when City eliminated Sporting in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

It was the period when Nunes shone in the Lions jersey, the season before together with Pedro Goncalves and Joao Palinha (now in Fulham), guided by the coaching hand of Ruben Amorim won the title after 19 years of waiting.

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Should the deal with Wolverhampton fall through, City have a back-up option ready for the end of the transfer window. It is Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace. The price could be a problem here, because at Selhurst Park, Eze is priced at 81,000,000 euros.