Rumour Has It: Man City eyes Skriniar

We round up the front and back pages across Europe, as Saturday sees the transfer rumour mill crank into gear once again.

Published : Sep 07, 2019 13:40 IST

Inter defender Milan Skriniar
Inter defender Milan Skriniar
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Inter defender Milan Skriniar

With Aymeric Laporte on the sidelines, Manchester City is looking for reinforcements.

Laporte's knee injury has left City with John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi as its only recognised centre-backs.

Could a star defender from Serie A be the answer in January?

TOP STORY – CITY LOOKS TO SKRINIAR

Pep Guardiola wants defensive reinforcements in January and Manchester City is set to target Inter centre-back Milan Skriniar , according to CalcioMercato.

Aymeric Laporte is set for a spell on the sidelines with a knee injury, depleting City's options as it eyes a third consecutive Premier League title.

 

Inter star Skriniar has emerged as an option for City, though the Italian side is not keen on losing the 24-year-old – who was linked to Manchester United in the off-season.

ROUND-UP

- Sport reports Real Madrid will try to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe at the end of the season. Madrid was linked with Neymar prior to the transfer deadline but now appear set to target his PSG team-mate.

- According to Aksam, Liverpool will monitor the form of Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir throughout the season.

- Tuttomercatoweb says Napoli is ready to re-sign Arkadiusz Milik , Piotr Zielinski and Nikola Maksimovic , while a contract extension for Gianluigi Donnarumma is AC Milan's priority.

 

- Former AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez wants to return to Serie A via Sampdoria , according to CalcioMercato. The 32-year-old former France international is a free agent after leaving Mexican side Club America.

- Serie A champion Juventus is eyeing a double swoop for Tottenham stars Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld , says the Daily Mail. Eriksen and Alderweireld are set to become free agents at the end of the season and Inter is also reportedly monitoring the situation.

- Valencia is determined to tie down Carlos Soler and Ferran Torres to new deals, reports SuperDeportes.

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