Man City transfer news today: Done deals, live updates and rumours - August 2

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Stay up to day with each of the latest developments surrounding the incomings and outgoings astatine the Etihad Stadium, wherever Pep Guardiola’s erstwhile protege Enzo Maresca readies his squad for his maiden Premier League run successful the Sky Blues hotseat.

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Man City dealt caller Ayyoub Bouaddi blow

Man City transportation quality today: What's happening connected August 2?

The improvement that present appears astir apt to specify the remainder of City's summertime arrived connected August 1, with aggregate outlets reporting that Real Madrid are closing successful connected a woody for Rodri, whose backmost country betterment is expected to beryllium implicit earlier the Community Shield against Arsenal connected August 16.

City's negotiating presumption is constricted by the 1 twelvemonth remaining connected Rodri's contract, with a interest of astir £50m reportedly considered realistic fixed that the alternate is losing 1 of the game's astir decorated midfielders for thing adjacent summer.

Enzo Maresca has publically maintained that nary conversations person taken spot with Rodri astir an exit, though the manager's insistence that immoderate woody would beryllium retired of his hands is understood to person done small to dilatory Real Madrid's assurance successful completing the transfer.

However, Rodri matters whitethorn present beryllium analyzable by a caller Ayyoub Bouaddi blow, arsenic Lille's president has publically expressed his assurance successful keeping the Morocco international, but a bid of £85m oregon much could inactive twist his arm.

The Savinho departure to Tottenham Hotspur is besides understood to beryllium gathering pace, with the 22-year-old Brazilian said to person committed personally to the determination and the 2 clubs thought to beryllium adjacent to settling connected a last interest successful the portion of £60m.

Pedro Neto from Chelsea remains Maresca's reported penchant arsenic a nonstop replacement, with club-to-club discussions expected to accelerate erstwhile the Savinho woody is confirmed and City's attacking options are formally reduced.