Man City keeping an eye on Guimaraes amid long standing interest in Paqueta
Manchester City are keeping an eye on the situation with Bruno Guimaraes at Newcastle United ahead of the summer but have not formalised interest.
Mail Sport understands the Brazil international is one of a number of midfielders who City have watched this season – but moves for any of them are dependent on outgoings.
Interest in West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta, 26, is long standing after the FA’s probe into alleged betting offences halted a deal last year. That investigation remains ongoing.
Guimaraes would appeal to Pep Guardiola with his ability to feature as either a deeper lying midfielder or higher up, offering similar options to Mateo Kovacic this term. Arsenal are also interested.
The 26-year-old is believed to have a release clause of £100million – the same figure City splashed out on Jack Grealish three years ago. Guardiola has utilised Rodri, Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes and Julian Alvarez in the central areas this term.
Next weekend’s home game against Wolves is the first to clash with an event at the new 23,500 capacity Co-op Live arena built next door on the Etihad Campus.
Wolves is a 5:30pm kick off, with American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo headlining a show at Co-op that evening. It will present a logical test of how the two venues can live alongside each other, catering for different markets on the same day, with the potential for more than 70,000 around the stadium at similar times.
City are adamant that the campus can navigate the increased footfall, with Rodrigo fans advised to arrive between 6-7pm – during the second half of the Premier League fixture.
The club do warn that supporters could expect delays out of car parks and that Joe Mercer Way – linking the
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