Manchester City reportedly have their eyes on a potential transfer deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Exequiel Palacios.
During the recent January transfer window, the Manchester club landed a deal to sign River Plate midfielder Claudio Echeverri.
While the 18-year-old won’t be arriving at the Etihad Stadium until January 2025, it has now been reported that the Citizens have set their sights on signing another River Plate graduate.
City tracking Palacios ahead of summer transfer window
According to a recent report from journalist Christian Falk, City, as well as fellow Premier League sides Newcastle United and Aston Villa, are tracking Palacios ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window
The report also adds that with the midfielder signing a new contract at Leverkusen back in September that isn’t set to expire until 2028, the German club will only consider an offer of at least €60m (£51m) to sell the Argentine.
After scoring 10 goals and supplying 11 assists in 87 appearances for River Plate, the midfielder joined Leverkusen in the 2020 summer window.
Since then, Palacios has scored 13 goals and provided seven assists in 108 appearances across all competitions.
Across his 17 Bundesliga appearances this season, the midfielder has racked up the highest combined total of tackles and interceptions (73) at Leverkusen.
Back in March, Alonso spoke about the World Cup winner in glowing terms, proving why he has three of England’s biggest clubs looking to land his signature this summer.
He said: “Pala has been playing at a very high level for two months. He’s playing with dynamism in attack, with aggression to win the ball back. The better he implements our philosophy and the speed of our game, the better the team will be. The team has very much improved with him and the other midfielders. I’m sure Pala will continue to develop as well.”
With all of that taken into account, we feel that the 25-year-old could be a very exciting signing for City to make if they feel he could be a worthwhile addition to their squad.
