Mexico international Uriel Antuna has not played a Premier League game for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City but he’s shone in the MLS with La Galaxy.
Manchester City are willing to sell Mexican international Uriel Antuna for just shy of £8 million, according to Record, with Chivas Guadalajara eyeing a deal for the rising star.
Like Jack Harrison and Aaron Mooy before him, Antuna is owned by the Premier League champions but has made his name on another continent altogether.
The 22-year-old has been on loan at MLS outfit LA Galaxy since January but, in truth, it is his form at international level which has really caught the eye.
Antuna has already scored six goals in 11 games for the Mexican national team, including a hat-trick in a 7-0 win against Cuba as Tata Martino’s side won the Gold Cup last summer.
Those dazzling displays have raised the former Santos Laguna starlet’s price-tag considerably with Record claiming that Manchester City want £8 million for his signature with Chivas hoping to bring the youngster back to his homeland.
Quick and creative, Antuna has produced eight goals and six assists for La Galaxy this season but it seems very unlikely that he will ever be given a chance under Guardiola, given that the likes of Harrison and Patrick Roberts also found it impossible to break into a star-studded forward line.
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