- Man City is reportedly plotting to seal a deal for highly rated Italy’s Napoli midfielder Jorginho
-The Citizens are likely to cough out about £44million for the Italy international
-Both clubs and the player’s agent Joao Santos are satisfied with the progress of talks
Premier League champions Manchester City is reportedly plotting to seal a deal for highly rated Italy’s Napoli midfielder Jorginho before the commencement of the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.
Reports coming out of the Etihad suggest the Citizens are likely to cough out about £44million for the Italy international in deal that could be finalized on Monday after the Azzurri’s friendly game with Holland’s Orange.
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The report further disclosed that both clubs and the player’s agent Joao Santos are satisfied with the progress of talks and are hopeful of sealing a deal very soon.
“An offer from City reached Napoli and we are waiting.
“They don’t seem to have rejected the offer.
“City would be very welcome, an opportunity not to be turned down.
"The coach is one of the best in Europe,” Santos was quoted as saying in the UK Sun report.
Interestingly, the 26-year-old originally from Brazil was known as Jorge Luiz Frello Filho is in line for seventh Italy cap after being included in the Azzurri squad that will tackle France Les Bleus tomorrow before confronting Holland’s Orange on Monday.
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Hopefully, after the friendly games, Jorginho who moved to Napoli in January 2014 from Verona will head straight to Manchester to discuss and finalize personal terms.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that City will complete a £75m deal for Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez in the coming days as Pep Guardiola kick-start the task of strengthening his team ahead of the 2018/19 season.
Already, talks between both Premier League teams have reached advanced stage and the Algeria international will finally see his wishes come to life.
According to the transfer findings reported by UK Express, the Citizens will firstly cough out about £60m up front, while the remaining balance of £15m will include performance-related add-ons, in order to secure the services Mahrez signature and his eventual release from the Foxes.
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Source: Naija.ng