Manchester City’s reported interest in Florentino good news for West Ham United

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West Ham United’s Declan Rice is reportedly on the radar of Manchester City.

According to Gianlucadimarzio.com, Manchester City are looking at signing Florentino Luis from Benfica in the summer transfer window as a potential replacement for Fernandinho, and that is good news for West Ham United in regard to keeping hold of Declan Rice.

Fernandinho is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and is a key figure in the current City, but the Brazil international is 33 years of age.

City have to start searching for a long-term successor to the former Shakhtar Donetsk star, and it seems that they have identified 19-year-old Portuguese defensive midfielder Florentino.

That is good news for West Ham, as it means that City manager Pep Guardiola is not just solely focused on signing Rice this summer and is looking at alternatives.

According to The Sun, City are interested in the 20-year-old England international, who can operate as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder.

According to WhoScored, Rice has made 31 appearances in the Premier League for West Ham so far this season, scoring two goals in the process.