Manchester City are determined to sign Tottenham defender Kyle Walker.
According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City want to have a deal for Tottenham right back Kyle Walker tied up within the next three weeks.
City have already splashed the cash on two new signings, bringing in goalkeeper Ederson and playmaker Bernardo Silva from Benfica and Monaco respectively, but Pep Guardiola still has more work to do.
A third-placed finish in the Premier League last season wasn’t quite what City had hoped for having landed Guardiola, and bringing in at least one new right back has to be a priority.
Tottenham’s Kyle Walker in action with Bournemouth’s Marc Pugh
Veterans Bacary Sagna and Pablo Zabaleta were both released this summer, and the Daily Mail report that City are hoping to push through deals for both Dani Alves and Tottenham’s Kyle Walker to strengthen the position.
However, it’s suggested that City want to have both players signed by the time they travel to the United States for their pre-season tour on July 17th – meaning that there is a three-week deadline for City to convince Spurs to sell Walker.
The report claims that City have so far offered £40million for the England international, but Tottenham are holding out for £50million, leaving City and Guardiola frustrated in their pursuit.
The 27-year-old right back registered five assists in 33 Premier League games last season, but now looks set to leave White Hart Lane – if City can convince chairman Daniel Levy to agree to a deal.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy
Levy is known to be a tough negotiator who will attempt to get every last penny for his players, and City allegedly setting themselves something of a deadline to get a deal done may just play into his hands.
Guardiola will want Walker on board and integrating with his new team-mates on the US tour, meaning Levy is in a strong position to continue demanding the £50million asking price in the hope that City simply can’t afford to wait much longer and pay up.
That’s exactly what Levy will be hoping happens over the next three weeks, and he can certainly use City’s desperation to get a deal done to his – and Tottenham’s – advantage.
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