Manchester City closes a £ 58.7 million deal for Andrea Cambiaso after the Juventus full-back shocked his club by ruleing from their crunch Champions League collision with Benfica.
City has rejected an range of £ 54.5 million for Cambiaso while they want to replace Kyle Walker, with the Italian club demanding £ 75.5 million.
But it is assumed that a compromise will be hammered this week after Juve coach Thiago Motta has revealed that the 24-year-old told the club that he still felt the ankle injury that forced him the first Serie A defeat of the season of his team To be missed in Napoli at the weekend.
Motta said: “Cambiasso won't be there. You know he had this situation with his ankle, but he tried to help the team. He said he prefer to take his time to return to 100 percent. “
Juventus is already looking for a replacement, with David Hancko van Feyenoord their no. 1 target.
Cambiaso came through the ranks of Genoa before he came to Juventus in a £ 8.5 million deal in the summer of 2022. He pulled Pep Guardiola's eye when he helped the Turin Club to beat the blues 2-0 in the Champions League in December.
The arrival of Cambiasso in the Etihad would split up the transfer window of the city nearly £ 200 million after the arrivals of Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vorror Reis and Juma Bah.
City has committed itself to a £ 250 million in the team to help the team to become the dominant power of English football again, with a deal of nine and a half years worth £ 240 million to Spits Erling Haaland.
And that is unlikely that the end of the blues expenditure is after Atalanta had placed a £ 50 million appreciation on the head of the Brazilian midfielder Edelder.
Juventus has given City the opportunity to sign Douglas Luiz on loan if they agree with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.
But the blues have long been admirers of Nobloma and sources in Italy believe that Atalanta is now open to business after they have seen their series a title loop fade away in recent weeks.
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