Man City transfer news: Citizens make 'direct contact' over move to reunite Enzo Maresca with Chelsea star

Manchester City person reportedly made interaction with the representatives of Chelsea winger Pedro Neto.

The Citizens volition request to adhd a caller winger to Enzo Maresca's squad if Savinho leaves earlier the extremity of the summertime transportation window.

The Brazilian is believed to beryllium unfastened to a imaginable exit aft being restricted to conscionable 11 starts successful 31 appearances crossed the Premier League and Champions League past season. 

Tottenham stay 1 of Savinho's main suitors aft failing successful their efforts to prise him distant from the Etihad Stadium past summer.

Man City marque interaction with Neto's representatives 

Man City person identified Chelsea's Neto arsenic a imaginable transportation people if Savinho heads done the exit door.

According to transportation adept Fabrizio Romano, the Citizens person made 'direct contact' with Neto's campy implicit a imaginable move.

The update claims that Chelsea's valuation volition play an important relation successful whether Man City earnestly prosecute a woody for the Portugal international.

Spurs are besides said to beryllium successful the premix for Neto's signature, having identified him arsenic an alternate people to Savinho. 

A determination to the Etihad Stadium would spot the Portuguese winger reunite with the antheral who brought him to Stamford Bridge successful the summertime of 2024.

Maresca targeting Neto reunion

Neto swiftly established himself arsenic a cardinal portion of Maresca's Chelsea side, scoring 9 goals and providing 9 assists successful 51 competitory appearances successful the 2024-25 season.

In fact, helium scored 3 goals successful six matches arsenic Maresca led the Blues to Club World Cup glory successful 2025.

Maresca continued to amusement his spot successful Neto successful the archetypal fractional of the 2025-26 run earlier helium near his relation arsenic Chelsea brag astatine the commencement of the year. 

While Neto's asking terms remains unclear, Maresca volition presumption the winger arsenic a low-risk transportation people owed to his cognition of his strengths and weaknesses.

Neto volition besides beryllium alert of Maresca's expectations, and arsenic a subordinate with 180 Premier League games nether his belt, he would request precise small clip to accommodate to his caller surroundings.