Manchester City persist with deal for €60m midfielder as Barcelona wait for news

Manchester City are hoping to be the big story on transfer deadline day, with just hours remaining for them to complete a big move for Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez. After reinforcing their defence with Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov, and strengthening the attack with Omar Marmoush, Nico is seen as a versatile option in midfield.

Gonzalez struggled for continuity under Xavi Hernandez after breaking into the Barcelona team, before moving on loan to Valencia. He would then be sold to Porto for €8.44m, but the Blaugrana have retained a 40% sell-on fee option. It is not clear whether that would be 40% of the profit from a sale, or of the entire fee.

FC Porto have rejected a €50M offer from #ManCity for Nico González, according to @ojogo, but the player could still leave before the end of the transfer window. The 23-year-old is enthusiastic about the idea of ​​playing in England and with Pep Guardiola at @ManCity.