Graeme Bailey of 90min says Manchester City are fearful of losing Bernardo Silva to Barcelona next year, so they’ve identified Arsenal’s Buyako Saka as a potential replacement.
Mikel Arteta is reportedly ‘worried’ about City’s pursuit of Saka, as the Premier League defending champions are ‘pushing hard’ to sign the 21-year-old and can blow Arsenal out of the water financially.
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Saka rose through the youth ranks to the Gunners’ first-team, scoring 16 goals with seven assists from 27 games for the U18s and scoring six goals with 10 assists from 25 games for the U21s. He’s gone on to make 140 appearances in all competitions at senior level, scoring 24 goals with 33 assists.
The England international has had a hand in five goals from eight league games this season too, so it’s easy to see why City are interested. But Saka is in talks with Arsenal over a new deal and doesn’t appear keen to leave the Gunners, so City might be barking up the wrong tree.
Guardiola has Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Cole Palmer who can operate on either flank, so do City have a fervent need to sign Saka?
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