It has been reported that Manchester City are keen on making a potential move for Exequiel Palacios from Bayer Leverkusen.
This comes from 90 Min after it was claimed on Tuesday that officials from City were in attendance to scout his teammate in Florian Wirtz during Leverkusen’s 3-2 win against Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Now, it seems like Manchester City plan to raid Xabi Alonso’s side by showing an interest in Exequiel Palacios as well.
Manchester City keen on signing Exequiel Palacios
Branded as ‘amazing’ by All About Argentina, the 25-year-old is having an excellent campaign, forming a formidable partnership in the middle of the park with Granit Xhaka.
As per FbRef, one of the players that the Argentine international, who is a defensive midfielder by trade is most ‘similar’ to is Arsenal’s Declan Rice.
Now, it has indeed been revealed that Manchester City have been keeping tabs on Exequiel Palacios for the past couple of months.
To add to that, the treble-winners are believed to have been ‘impressed’ by the World Cup winner’s performances for the Bundesliga’s table-toppers.
The World Cup winner would be an astute addition by the treble-winners
With Kalvin Phillips not looking any closer to challenging Rodri for a starting spot and looking increasingly likely to leave Manchester City in January, the signing of Exequiel Palacios should be viewed as a priority by the club.
Of course, with the German giants finding themselves in a title race, it seems improbable that they will offload the former River Plate destroyer in the winter window.
However, with Exequiel Palacios’ blend of athleticism, ball-winning abilities and comfortability in possession, he would be the perfect understudy to Rodri, be that this season or the next.
Perhaps the Spaniard could even be deployed in a more advanced position, with Palacios being used as the deepest midfielder in sky blue.
Regardless, the prospect of Exequiel Palacios plying his trade at the Etihad Stadium would further bolster the ultimate juggernaut in European football.
