It has been reported that Aston Villa are advancing in their pursuit to sign Manchester City-linked defender Pau Torres.
This comes from Fabrizio Romano, as it was claimed last Wednesday that Pep Guardiola’s side could make a move for the Spaniard if they end up missing out on Josko Gvardiol’s signature.
However, Manchester City could miss out on their backup for the RB Leipzig colossus in Pau Torres, who a release clause of £43.8 million, according to 90 Min as Aston Villa are not in pole position to secure his services.
Aston Villa are ‘advancing in talks’ to sign Manchester City-linked defender Pau Torres
While it has been reported that the treble-winners have struck personal terms with Josko Gvardiol, it has been reiterated that Leipzig’s intention remains to keep him next season.
As a result, unless City stump up a record fee for a central defender of £85.7 million, they will miss out on the arrival of their No.1 target at the back.
The worry for Manchester City is that that Aston Villa are ‘advancing in talks’ to sign Pau Torres, who could end up being their go-to if a deal for the Croatian centre-back fails to go through.
Further details claim that the deal is ‘progressing in key stages’, with Bayern Munich now prioritising the arrival of Kim Min-jae.
Manchester City should now push even more to sign Josko Gvardiol
At the end of the day, if the Spanish international, branded as ‘amazing’ by Unai Emery via Football.London does become an Aston Villa player, this development should prompt Manchester City to line up a deal for Josko Gvardiol by any means necessary.
In any case, with the club pulling out of the race to sign Declan Rice, they could now invest a similar outlay in signing the highly-rated defender.
Josko Gvardiol is a generational talent, capable of leading Manchester City’s defence for the next decade and as a result, the club should merely focus on ensuring he signs on the dotted line rather than being fearful of alternatives moving elsewhere.
