Nico González was not Manchester City's first choice n2h25

Manchester City came very close to reinforcing their midfield in the last winter transfer window and, before opting for Nico González, they tried to sign Manuel Locatelli. However, Juventus set an unreachable price for the English club, leading Pep Guardiola to change his target.

Since late December, the Manchester club initiated talks with the Juventus board to secure the Italian midfielder. The goal was to find a reliable replacement for Rodri, who was facing physical issues at that time. Nevertheless, Juventus made it clear from the start that they would not facilitate the deal.

High price prompted City to change focus 4t2r40

As reported by 'Calciomercato', the Italian club valued Locatelli at 80 million euros, a sum that City was not willing to meet. In fact, the initial offer from the English side was around 60 million euros, an amount insufficient to convince Juventus, who see him as a key player both in midfield and defense.

Ultimately, failing to reach an agreement with Juventus, Guardiola's team opted for the g of Nico González, for whom they precisely spent the planned 60 million. Thus, Locatelli remained in Turin while City strengthened their squad with the young talent from Porto.

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