Arsenal, Man City in combat for the talent of the World Cup World Club
The giants of the Premier League Arsenal and Manchester City are in the mix to sign a highly appreciated defensive star of port that currently presents at the club world championships in the United States, Teamtalk can reveal.
Numerous large clubs throughout Europe are looking closely by Martim Fernandes, the impressive 19 -year -old right back who currently play for the Portuguese giants.
The young defender represents port at the club World Championships and made a strong impression with his solid performances during the entire season.
Napoli recently asked for information on the full back, seeing it as a promising option for the future. Meanwhile, Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen have been following him for almost a year, keeping an eye on his development and evaluating every step he does. Both clubs consider it a player with great potential and a bright future.
In the meantime, Teamtalk can reveal that Man City has also joined the other clubs interested in the race for Fernandes.
Guardiola added the young talent to his list of talents to look at and is monitoring him up close, hoping to understand if he can adapt to the long -term plans of the city.
Although he is still very young, Fernandes has already attracted a lot of interest from the best clubs throughout Europe.
Porto, by their part, is well aware of the growing attention in the player, while Fernandes himself focuses on doing well with his current team in the United States – with the last game of the group scheduled for Ahly Tuesday.
However, in the background, many big names are already planning their moves for the Portuguese defender.
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In the meantime, Arsenal is in the mix to complete a surprise agreement for the former Manchester City player Aymeric Laporte, with a relationship that details how much it will cost to sign from Al-Nassr this summer.
Laporte was part of the city team that won five titles of the Premier League, the only Champions League of the club, two cups and four championship cups, as well as other silverware.
But the defender found the play time limited during the 2022/23 season, and this proved to be the last one at ETIHAD when he ended up joining Al-Nassr for € 27.5 million (then £ 23.6 million) in August 2023.
Laporte was criticized for following the money by heading to Saudi Arabia, although it could end up returning to the level of the elite in Europe this summer.
According to the newspaper based in Madrid ASSpain International has several options on the table as it evaluates a removal from al-nassr-with one of them who is arsenal.
In the meantime, an expert urged the manager of Arsenal Mikel Arte Arte to play for one of the best City players and try to bring him to the Emirates stadium this Sumer – and it is not the Jack Grealish currently available.