Man City transfer news: Huge Josko Gvardiol boost revealed amid Bayern Munich, Real Madrid rumours

Manchester City person allegedly received a immense boost successful their quest to support clasp of cardinal defender Josko Gvardiol.

The 24-year-old became the second-most costly signing successful City’s past erstwhile helium arrived from RB Leipzig for a reported £77m successful August 2023, and helium has since played 122 times for the nine successful each competitions.

Gvardiol established himself arsenic an important subordinate of Pep Guardiola’s squad and was named City’s Player of the Season successful the 2024-25 campaign, but helium was constricted to lone 25 appearances past play owed to a four-month layoff with a breached limb suffered successful January.

Following confirmation of Guardiola’s exit from the Etihad Stadium, Gvardiol is 1 high-profile Man City prima who has been linked with a summertime departure.

Last month, reports claimed that Gvardiol is simply a ‘fan’ of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, portion Real Madrid are believed to beryllium different European elephantine who person explored a imaginable move for the defender.

Gvardiol declaration talks ‘progressing well’ astatine Man City

Gvardiol is owed to spot his existent declaration astatine the Etihad expire successful June 2028 and Man City are hoping to fend disconnected involvement from Europe’s elite by tying him down for the agelong term.

According to BBC Sport, determination is positivity from Man City’s hierarchy that Gvardiol volition stay astatine the club, with conversations implicit an hold said to beryllium ‘progressing well’.

Sporting manager Hugo Viana is tasked with subordinate recruitment and declaration renewals astatine the Etihad, portion besides overseeing the accomplishment of a caller caput coach, with Enzo Maresca expected to win Guardiola connected a three-year deal.

‘Positive’ quality surrounding Gvardiol’s aboriginal comes aft the defender himself precocious played down speculation implicit an exit, insisting that helium is “happy “at Man City” and has “everything I need”.

One (almost) down, 3 to spell for Viana astatine Man City

Should Gvardiol hold to widen his woody astatine Man City, Viana tin past displacement his absorption to declaration renewals for 3 much first-team stars successful Rodri, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku.

Rodri volition soon beryllium entering the last 12 months of his declaration and the Real Madrid-linked midfielder has made it wide that helium will marque a determination connected his Man City future aft representing Spain astatine the 2026 World Cup.

As for Foden, it was reported astatine the opening of May that helium has agreed successful rule to enactment pen to insubstantial connected a caller semipermanent contract astatine the Etihad, but it is thought that formalities inactive request to beryllium completed earlier the hold tin beryllium made official.

Meanwhile, Doku has 2 years remaining connected his Man City declaration - similar Gvardiol - and it is understood that talks implicit an hold are astatine an precocious signifier after an awesome 2025-26 campaign, scoring 8 goals and providing 14 assists successful 47 games.

Nathan Ake, 31, and Mateo Kovacic, 32, are some retired of declaration successful 2027, but it remains to beryllium seen whether they volition beryllium offered caller deals by the club.