Man City transfer news: Citizens among three Premier League clubs 'eyeing' World Cup winner

Manchester City person reportedly identified Atletico Madrid prima Alex Baena arsenic a imaginable target.

The Citizens recruited 4 attackers during the summertime transportation window, including the precocious additions of Allan from Palmeiras and Iliman Ndiaye from Everton.

They besides signed Mathys Detourbet and Jeremy Monga, though the brace person since been loaned retired to Monaco and Swansea City. 

While the model has conscionable slammed shut, Man City are already connected the lookout for further attacking reinforcements for 2027. 

Man City weighing up Baena move

According to Caught Offside, the Citizens are 1 of 3 Premier League clubs are eyeing a imaginable determination for Atletico's Baena.

The Premier League trio could 'test the waters' by stepping up their involvement with ceremonial offers successful the caller year.

There is simply a proposition that a woody whitethorn beryllium much apt to hap adjacent summertime alternatively than successful the January transportation window.

However, Atletico presently person nary plans to portion ways with the World Cup victor and person shown, with their absorption to selling Julian Alvarez, that they tin beryllium pugnacious negotiators. 

The Spanish broadside are besides successful a beardown dialog presumption due to the fact that Baena is nether declaration astatine the Metropolitano until the summertime of 2030. 

Baena's upturn successful fortunes astatine Atletico

Baena joined Diego Simeone's broadside past summertime aft netting 26 goals and providing 40 assists successful 148 competitory appearances for Villarreal.

The 25-year-old struggled to reproduce that level of signifier successful his archetypal play astatine Villarreal, mustering 5 extremity contributions successful 46 matches. 

Despite his struggles astatine Atletico, Baena went connected to play a salient relation successful Spain's triumphant World Cup campaign, providing 2 extremity contributions successful 7 starts retired of 8 games.

The affirmative acquisition astatine the World Cup has provided the instauration for Baena to marque a accelerated commencement to the caller season, having already registered 3 goals and 1 assistance successful 3 outings.

Baena is showing signs that helium is acceptable to measurement up pursuing Antoine Griezmann's exit, and helium volition surely make much transportation involvement if helium continues to execute to a precocious level arsenic the play progresses.