Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta and Man Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola (Picture by David Rogers, Carl Recine/Getty Pictures)
Manchester Metropolis are eager to signal a brand new goalkeeper to exchange Ederson this summer season, with some contacts already going down over a deal, CaughtOffside understands.
Sources near the scenario have revealed that Porto ‘keeper Diogo Costa is one choice for Man Metropolis, with some preliminary talks already going down, whereas Espanyol shot-stopper Joan Garcia can also be on the membership’s checklist.
Garcia is a recognized goal for Arsenal forward of the summer season, with the Gunners coming near signing him final yr earlier than it fell by way of.
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The north London giants stay eager on Garcia, however it might be an issue for them that Metropolis at the moment are additionally and beginning work on changing Ederson.
It stays to be seen how this may pan out for a wide range of causes, however the present feeling is that Costa is Metropolis’s first-choice goal.
The difficulty there, nonetheless, is that Bayern Munich are additionally actually eager on signing the Portuguese shot-stopper.
Will Man Metropolis signal Diogo Costa or Joan Garcia?
Metropolis certainly have it in them to supply one thing very tempting to Costa, but when Bayern provide you with one thing higher then it may imply they flip to Garcia as a substitute.
Arsenal will little doubt hope they’ll stay in a powerful place to land the Spaniard, although, however one imagines he’d certainly select a transfer to the Etihad Stadium.
Even when Pep Guardiola’s aspect have had a poor season, they continue to be a safer wager by way of profitable main trophies, whereas Ederson’s seemingly departure additionally certainly means Garcia would get extra enjoying time there.
At Arsenal, it’s arduous to think about Garcia would go straight into the beginning XI when David Raya is at present Mikel Arteta’s primary.
Ederson got here near transferring to Saudi Arabia final summer season and CaughtOffside understands this might be a risk once more this yr.
