Sky Sports: Man City want £55m Palmer-like ace with same agent as Gundogan
Manchester City have a “concrete interest” in signing a Premier League ace who is represented by the same agency as Ilkay Gundogan.
Man City eyeing more signings after busy January
Pep Guardiola’s were unusually busy during the recent January transfer window after a poor 2024/25 campaign. The Sky Blues are set to see their run of four successive top-flight titles come to an end at the hands of Liverpool, and in the Champions League, were knocked out by Real Madrid after squeezing through the new group phase format.
Omar Marmoush
Eintracht Frankfurt
€75m
Nico Gonzalez
FC Porto
€60m
Abdukodir Khusanov
Lens
€40m
Vitor Reis
Palmeiras
€37m
Juma Bah
Real Valladolid
€6m
City can still end the season with silverware in the FA Cup, but it looks as if the club are already looking at more signings after sealing deals for five new players at the beginning of 2025.
There were claims that Man City have already agreed to sign Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton and are readying a £70m offer to sign Newcastle United star Bruno Guimaraes.
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Those at the Etihad appear to be looking at players with Premier League experience despite none of their winter signings playing in the top flight. Now, it looks as if another Premier League gem is catching City’s eye.
Man City showing “concrete interest” in £55m Dibling
According to Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg, Man City are eyeing a move to sign Southampton gem Tyler Dibling this summer.
City and rivals Tottenham are the two Premier League clubs showing the most “concrete interest” in the 19-year-old, who has impressed in what has been a struggling Saints side this season.
There have been suggestions that Southampton want £55m for their teenage star, with Plettenberg adding that Bundesliga side RB Leipzig have a chance of securing Dibling’s services.
Dibling has contributed to six goals in 30 appearances in all competitions this season, featuring as a right-winger, attacking midfielder and centre-forward on the south coast.
Southampton are set to be relegated back to the Championship after only being promoted last summer, and Dibling, who shares the same ROOF agency as Gundogan, looks set to be on the move.
He has been praised by Dion Dublin earlier this season, who compared Dibling to former Man City ace Cole Palmer. “Do you know what it is? I don’t want to put any pressure on him, but he plays his game like Cole Palmer, doesn’t he? He plays free and easy, and he gets himself into good positions, rolls players and takes the ball well.”
Meanwhile, Danny Murphy said: “It is the quality he has got – the belief in himself and the physical power. He just goes past people with ease. He has got a lovely left foot. He is very brave on the ball and his decision-making is good. It is difficult to get too over the top with these young players, because he has just come on to the scene, but he is going to be something special.”