{"id":17263,"date":"2022-05-06T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/06\/manchester-city-eyeing-triple-swoop-during-summer-transfer-window\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T13:00:37","slug":"manchester-city-eyeing-triple-swoop-during-summer-transfer-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/06\/manchester-city-eyeing-triple-swoop-during-summer-transfer-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City eyeing triple swoop during summer transfer window"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>An insight into Manchester City\u2019s summer transfer plans has been provided.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City have one of the best squads in England and most recently added to that by signing Julian Alvarez from Argentina, with the striker set to link up with City before the start of next season.<\/p>\n<p>However, Manchester City also have a number of players who are due to enter the final year of their deals this summer, with Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva all fairly publicly being linked with a move away from the Etihad over the last year or so.<\/p>\n<p>Now though, reports stemming from the Daily Mail claim that Manchester City have added a central midfielder \u2013 capable of operating both in a reserved holding position and in a more advanced role \u2013 to their transfer wish list, with it added that the club are planning to start next season with at least three new players:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is a belief that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ManCity<\/a> need to add numbers in central midfield, while there is hope that James McAtee may be afforded more game time next season.<\/p>\n<p>[via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jack_Gaughan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jack_Gaughan<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1OQh2kFXr\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/R1OQh2kFXr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City Xtra (@City_Xtra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/City_Xtra\/status\/1522332107829350401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"gg101-at-label absolute\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item flex aic gg101__brandbox--item_no-border\" data-segment='{\"block_widget_id\":\"1670456\",\"block_widget_type\":\"cta-shortcode-button\",\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_name\":\"Bet365\",\"offer_text\":\"New customers bet u00a310 and get u00a350 in free bets!\"}'>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/165x165_Bet365-squareLogo.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bet365 Brand Logo\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">New customers bet \u00a310 and get \u00a350 in free bets!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #008061\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get flex aic jcc mla\"><span class=\"cjbb__fraction only_fraction\" style=\"color:white;\">BET NOW<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox-t-and-c\">Open Account Offer. Bet \u00a310 &amp; Get \u00a350 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&amp;Cs apply. 18+. begambleaware.org. UK &amp; ROI residents only<\/div>\n<p>Who will Manchester City sign?<\/p>\n<p>One of those players does look set to be Erling Haaland, whilst Frenkie de Jong has been linked this week as well:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ManCity<\/a> could reignite interest in Frenkie De Jong this summer, if Barcelona are forced to sell the midfielder due to financial constraints. Pep Guardiola wanted to sign De Jong from Ajax three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>[via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jack_Gaughan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jack_Gaughan<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City Xtra (@City_Xtra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/City_Xtra\/status\/1522333387662499841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThat just leaves one position for Man City to strengthen in and, given their lack of natural options in the full-back role, perhaps City may target some cover for Kyle Walker.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/chelsea-vs-wolves-betting-tips-premier-league-preview-predictions-odds-2\/\">Chelsea vs Wolves betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/brighton-hove-albion-vs-manchester-united-betting-tips-premier-league-preview\/\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion vs Manchester United betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An insight into Manchester City\u2019s summer transfer plans has been provided. Manchester City have one of the best squads in England and most recently added to that by signing Julian Alvarez from Argentina, with the striker set to link up with City before the start of next season. However, Manchester City also have a number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-17263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17263\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}