Manchester City combating Manchester United for highly-rated Tottenham academy forward
Manchester City are battling Manchester United for the signing of Tottenham Hotspur child Dexter Oliver ahead of the summer transfer window, according to a brand-new report.
City are set for a busy summer season of incomings and outgoings and inbound sporting director Hugo Viana has a big restoring task on his hands as he takes control of transfer deals from Txiki Begiristain, who will leave the club in the coming months.
Pep Guardiola’s side have looked lacklustre in attack and have actually shipped objectives easily than ever before because the Catalan was designated manager in the summertime of 2016, which has actually seen them surrender their Premier League crown to Liverpool led by Arne Slot.
The Blues likewise came up short in the UEFA Champions League and were comfortably beaten by Real Madrid over 2 legs in their Round of 16 tie, which has sent a stark pointer of how far City have actually fallen this season as compared to the greatest sides in Europe.
Kevin De Bruyne was offered a psychological goodbye in the aftermath of Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth in midweek as the 33-year-old prepares for a brand-new obstacle after being informed by Etihad Stadium employers that he has no future at the club.
After withdrawing interest in Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz– who was dependably reported to be City’s leading competitor to replace De Bruyne– Manchester City are determining options whilst working on offers for Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White and AC Milan’s Tijjani Reijnders.
Guardiola is anticipated to heavily depend on talents created in the club’s distinguished academy next term after seeing Nico O’Reilly and James McAtee get into the first-team this season, with Oscar Bobb likewise expected to play a higher role after struggles with injury since August 2024.
As reported by Lilywhite Rose on X, Manchester City are fighting Manchester United to secure the arrival of Tottenham Hotspur’s highly-rated academy attacking midfielder Dexter Oliver ahead of the summer transfer window.
Oliver is yet to put pen to paper and sign a two-year scholarship at Tottenham amidst interest from clubs across the Premier League, having actually signed with skill management company ROC Country Sports in March.
Manchester City have seen a number of academy graduates establish themselves as key first-team players under Guardiola for many years, with Phil Foden winning the PFA Players’ Gamer of the Year award after leading his boyhood club to a fourth successive Premier League title in the 2023-24 project.