Luka Jovic has shone in the Bundesliga to earn links with Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions Manchester City.
Eintracht Frankfurt manager Adi Hutter has admitted that Manchester City are interested in signing his star striker Luka Jovic this summer, while speaking to Kleinen Zeitung.
The Benfica loanee has been a revelation in Germany this season, scoring 24 goals in 38 games to fire an exciting Frankfurt side into the top four of the Bundesliga and the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
As a result, Frankfurt are expected to take up their option to sign Jovic permanently before potentially selling him on for a substantial profit.
The Daily Mail claimed in February that Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are among the clubs targeting a player who has been described as the ‘Serbian Falcao’.
And Frankfurt coach Hutter has seemingly confirmed that Pep Guardiola’s side are in the race.
“Sure, top clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern or Manchester City have thrown the fishing line at him. It’s normal for us to find ourselves in this pool,” said Hutter, who led BSC Young Boys to the Swiss League title last season.
Manchester City have scored goals for fun this season but they have just two natural centre-forwards, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus, so Jovic would add some extra depth in attack.
Goal claims that Frankfurt will demand around £52 million.
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