City to accept Otamendi offer

The Argentine is chased by Valencia and Napoli.

City to accept Otamendi offer
Nicolas Otamendi

Manchester City will allow offers for Nicolas Otamendi according to The Sun.

Interested club in the Argentine valued at £15m would have it dropped to £8m in order to relieve him from his £100,000-a-week wages at City.

The arrival of Nathan Ake from AFC Bournemouth in a £41m deal is a picture of the refurbishment ongoing at the backline of the Citizens after losing the Premier League title to Liverpool in an 18 points difference. Pep Guardiola could also not defend this season’s FA Cup title following a 2- 0 defeat to Arsenal at Wembley in the semifinals.

 

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Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli has also been linked with City as the Senegalese is seen as a perfect fit to command City’s backline in the season ahead.

Napoli are interested in signing Otamendi as Valencia, former team of the 32-year old is keen on securing the services of the Argentine from City.

The player made 39 appearances this season after Aymeric Laporte’s injury and has racked 210 features since is 31.7m move from Spain.

He has won seven major trophies with City, including back-to-back Premier League titles in 2018 and 2019.