Man City make £22.2m bid for Portuguese striker with Man United and Chelsea also keen

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Man City make £22.2m bid for Portuguese striker with Man United and Chelsea also keen – reports
Manchester City have continued planning ahead by lodging a €25million (£22.2million) bid for in-demand Sporting striker Rafael Leao, journalist Duncan Castles reports. The 18-year-old is widely regarded as Portugal’s most impressive young attacker, and despite currently playing for Sporting’s B team in the country’s second division, the club have also received a series of inquiries from the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola has made the first concrete move to acquire the Portuguese under-21 international though, with City offering a fee of around €25million for a player expected to go far in the game. The Lisbon giants extended Leao’s contract until 2022 last October, inserting a hefty release clause of €60million (£52.3million) in anticipation of interest from Europe’s wealthy elite. City’s move for Leao is similar to their Gabriel Jesus pursuit in 2016, when the forward was considered one of Brazil’s hottest young talent and the Blues moved to sign hi...
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