Nico Gonzalez: Man City hopeful of completing Deadline Day signing of Porto midfielder | Football News

Midfielder Nico Gonzalez is known to be having a medical in Portugal forward of a £50m transfer to Manchester Metropolis.

Negotiations with Porto are over the construction of the funds however all events are optimistic a deal shall be finished earlier than the 11pm deadline.

Man Metropolis have already spent £130m on this switch window, bringing in Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.

Metropolis have been exploring their choices available in the market for a brand new No 6 with former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz one in every of numerous midfielders they’ve been wanting into.

Nevertheless, Gonzalez might now be on his solution to the Etihad Stadium as Metropolis take their January spending near £180m.

The 23-year-old joined Barcelona’s academy in 2013 and made 27 appearances for the membership earlier than becoming a member of Porto in a deal value €8.5m in 2023.

Barcelona can be due 40 per cent of any charge obtained by Porto for the midfielder.

The Portuguese aspect even have the choice to buy an extra 20 per cent at any level, lowering Barca’s minimize on a doable switch to twenty per cent.

Merson: Metropolis panicking badly on Gonzalez

Sky Sports activities’ Paul Merson on Deadline Day:

“I’ve not seen this lad play so do not know an excessive amount of about him. However they want gamers in midfield. Lots of people say it is not simply Rodri. It’s simply Rodri.

“Rodri sees hazard, Rodri is disciplined, Rodri stays within the centre, he will get ahead and sits again and protects the backline as properly, and he passes the ball by means of the road in a short time.

“I like Mateo Kovacic however he’ll go over and dribble with the ball and other people find yourself all out of place. He and Bernardo Silva received ruined within the final half-hour at Arsenal.

“For those who take away the half-hour and first 20, Metropolis have been superb at Arsenal. It was away efficiency.

“The problem is that Gonzalez is available in for £50m, as quickly as Rodri’s match, that is it. I do not assume he performs. Except you play them collectively and I do not assume you should.

“That is the issue with wages and shopping for gamers, you overlook that by the beginning of subsequent season, this man is sitting on the bench with large cash. You then take a look at James McAtee with an excellent future and so they must promote him for the truthful play guidelines. It is a knock-on impact. In the event that they purchase Gonzalez, they should be panicking badly to get into the highest 4.”

Gonzalez deal an enormous threat

Sky Sports activities’ Tim Sherwood on Deadline Day:

“You may’t evaluate the Portuguese league with the Premier League. It is a threat, particularly in January.

“What precisely are Metropolis signing Gonzalez for? Except you are going to usher in somebody who is healthier than what you’ve got received and can beat Actual Madrid in a Champions League play-off sport, aside from that they have nothing else to play for.

“They cannot beat Actual Madrid with the midfield that they had yesterday. They’ve to search out one thing completely different to that. However are they ever going to search out somebody ok to do this on this switch market? Completely not.

“Douglas Luiz can be the no-risk one as a result of he is aware of the Premier League however it seems like that isn’t going to get finished. When everybody’s match, Gonzalez is not going to play and they’ll ship him out once more.”

Or is it an ideal match for Man Metropolis?

European soccer knowledgeable Kevin Hatchard on Sky Sports activities Information:

“It is an absolute match, he might do a very good job for them. Pep Guardiola has been an admirer of him for a while, Metropolis have been as properly.

“He is been linked with a transfer to Metropolis since he was a youth participant so he is a very fascinating determine who has matured at Porto. He has made some ahead steps there and may very well be a very good participant.”

Statman Dave talking on Sky Sports activities Information:

“He suits in completely. He got here in by means of the Barcelona youth academy and is tall. He does remind me a bit of little bit of Rodri, there is a likeness there when it comes to his measurement and his command of the ball.

“Sure, there’s lots of work to do with him however you consider getting one other physique in defensive midfield – Metropolis want that proper now. We noticed how unhealthy their relaxation defence was in opposition to Arsenal. What number of instances have been they caught three-on-two?

“He is a participant that may are available in, play soccer the Guardiola method and evolve. You take a look at Metropolis’s window – two centre-backs, among the finest attackers in Europe in Omar Marmoush and a defensive midfielder.”

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