As well as the West Ham United talent, youngsters from Crystal Palace and Leicester City are also said to feature on Manchester City’s wishlist.
The Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has placed a trio of English talents – currently playing for West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Leicester City – at the top of his summer wishlist, according to The Sun.
The newspaper claims Manchester City are keen to increase their number of home-grown players for next season, and have sent scouts across the country to track any emerging talent.
West Ham’s Declan Rice, Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Leicester City’s Ben Chilwell are all said to have caught the eye, ahead of a potential £150 million spending spree.
Rice, who recently pledged his international future to England, is viewed as Fernandinho’s long-term successor at Manchester City and could cost £70 million alone, according to the Sun.
The newspaper adds that Wan-Bissaka and Chilwell would each cost around £40 million, a fee the reigning Premier League champions see as a bargain.
All three players, Rice, Wan-Bissaka and Chilwell, are products of their current clubs’ academies, although Rice spent the bulk of his childhood in Chelsea’s youth system.
The Leicester player ended 2018 as England’s first-choice left-back, with the West Ham and Crystal Palace players expected to follow him into Gareth Southgate’s plans soon.
Would the West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Leicester City players be worthy additions for Guardiola’s side?
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