It has been reported that Manchester City aim to initiate a bidding war when it comes to the potential sale of Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
The 21-year-old’s stock must have especially risen after captaining the England U-21 side to their recent triumph in the European Championships.
As a result, Manchester City clearly have a strategy in place in order to bank as high a fee as possible in the case of Taylor Harwood-Bellis, according to a report from the Evening Standard.
Manchester City intend to spark bidding war ahead of Taylor Harwood-Bellis transfer
A claim was made three months ago that Burnley, Newcastle United, Brentford, West Ham United and Fulham were all keen on signing the youngster.
Branded as a prospect with an ‘incredible drive’ by Vincent Kompany via the Burnley Express, it has also been previously reported that City have demanded a £15 million fee from his suitors.
However, it seems like Manchester City have now noted the degree of interest in Taylor Harwood-Bellis, as they aim to ‘spark a bidding war’ for his signature.
Further details suggest that the Englishman is not set to play a major role at the club next season, with Josko Gvardiol looking to replace Aymeric Laporte to join the likes of Ruben Dias, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji at centre-back.
Manchester City are making the right decision by doing so
With how talented Taylor Harwood-Bellis is, Manchester City have made the correct call by trying to extract as big a fee as possible from his potential sale.
As James Trafford proved during the U-21 Euros final, it is futile to question just how talented City’s academy products are.
Harwood-Bellis is not only a fantastic young defender but like most of his club’s young prospects, he also promises a brilliant technical base and understanding of Guardiola’s system.
Having thrived on loan at Burnley last season as well, the boyhood Manchester City supporter is an extremely accomplished talent at such a young age and should command a sizable fee.
