Man City negotiates to buy Josko Gvardiol; Ilkay Gundogan joins Barca; PSG chooses coach Luis Enrique

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Man City are trying to complete the deal for Josko Gvardiol. (Source: Getty Images)

Man City buys Josko Gvardiol to supplement the squad

Source 90min announced that negotiations between Man City and representative Josko Gvardiol (Leipzig) are progressing well. Personal terms have now been agreed in principle so a deal could take place soon.

Manager Pep Guardiola has identified Josko Gvardiol as a top target to add to his Man City squad since April and the Champions League champions are pushing hard to complete the deal.

Man City are currently negotiating with Leipzig about the price, with the Bundesliga representative making a clear request: they want Josko Gvardiol to become the most expensive defender in the world, surpassing the 80 million pounds that MU spent to get Harry Maguire from Leicester in 2019.

90min said Man City did not want to pay the £85.5 million (€100 million) price including add-ons that Leipzig demanded but they realized they might have to do so to complete the deal.

Josko Gvardiol is young (21 years old) but is highly appreciated, playing outstandingly for the Croatian team at the 2022 World Cup.

: Man City đàm phán giá Josko Gvardiol; Ilkay Gundogan cập bến Barca;

Ilkay Gundogan joins Barca and could leave immediately if he is not registered to play. (Source: Daily Mail)

Ilkay Gundogan to Barca on free transfer

Ilkay Gundogan left Man City to join Barca but could leave the Nou Camp just before the summer transfer window closes.

On the afternoon of June 26, Gundogan was officially confirmed as a Barca player with a two-year deal with an option for an additional 12 months.

Barca inserted a contract termination clause of 400 million Euros, paying Gundogan a salary of 6 million Euros/year after tax.

However, according to Athletic , the agreement between the two sides includes a clause that will allow Gundogan to leave Barca for free at the end of the transfer window (September 1).

That is in case the Catalan team cannot successfully register Gundogan before the summer market closes. Not only that, Barca must pay the full 6 million Euro salary in the first year for the former Man City captain.

According to La Liga regulations, Barca must meet financial fair play requirements to be allowed to register a new team.

The above source also said that if Man City offered to extend for more than one year, Gundogan would have stayed.

Gudogan's side reportedly feel the Premier League champions are not doing enough to keep their captain.

Interestingly, Gundogan received a huge offer from Saudi Arabia, but he decided to join Barca on a free transfer.

Ilkay Gundogan has been a key part of Pep Guardiola's successful reign at Man City over the past seven years, winning five Premier League titles and the treble last season with the club's first Champions League title in the club's history.

Tin chuyển nhượng bóng đá ngày 27/6: Man City đàm phán giá Josko Gvardiol; Ilkay Gundogan cập bến Barca; PSG chọn HLV Luis Enrique

Coach Luis Enrique replaces Christopher Galier at PSG.

PSG "overhauls" the squad

Le Perisien said that coach Luis Enrique will be announced to replace Christopher Galier as the new head coach of PSG on Wednesday (June 28).

The former Barca boss will sign a two-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. Once he officially takes charge at Parc des Princes, the coach will have to quickly do one important thing: list unwanted players in an effort to overhaul the club's squad.

Previously, the appointment of coach Luis Enrique was expected to be officially confirmed this Wednesday because PSG still had to negotiate contract compensation with coach Galtier and his team when they lost their jobs after only one year compared to the two-year agreement.

According to the above source, this coach received 6 million Euros in compensation from PSG. He was announced to be fired right after the final match of last season, but PSG did not announce it to the public.

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