Manchester City had already secured the services of Nathan Aké earlier this transfer summer, and manager Josep Guardiola seems determined not to leave it at the arrival of one central defender. The Citizens Kalidou Koulibaly has long been emphatically associated with the arrival of Kalidou Koulibaly, but according to reports from Spain are now specifically in the market for José María Giménez. AS reports Monday afternoon of a strong bid for the defender of Atlético Madrid.

The sports newspaper from Madrid has sources around los Colchoneros learned that Manchester City has made an offer of EUR 89 million to the 25-year-old Uruguayan. This amount could be increased by another 5 million by means of a bonus construction, bringing the total to 94 million.

However, Atlético has no intention of simply cooperating with the departure of one of its captains and has provisionally alerted the English to Giménez’s transfer clause of 120 million. However, Managing Director Miguel Ángel Marín would now be considering the offer, since Atlético’s more than 90 million would come in handy to absorb the losses suffered as a result of the corona crisis.

Giménez is said to feel comfortable in Madrid, but could be tempted by the salary offered and the new challenge. Trainer Diego Simeone therefore wants to talk to the stopper to convince him to stay in the Wanda Metropolitano. Last year the practice master did not succeed with Rodri, who moved to the Etihad Stadium for seventy million.

Giménez must offer Guardiola an extra option for the heart of his defense. The Spaniard already has players like John Stones and Nicolás Otamendi at his disposal, but they don’t seem to be in the plans anymore. Besides Aké, Manchester City also has Aymeric Laporte and Eric García under contract. The latter, however, is emphatically associated with a return to Barcelona.