Manchester City’s chase for Kylian Mbappe to be stepped up if Pep Guardiola cannot persuade Arsenal to sell Alexis Sanchez this summer
Guardiola planned to sign Monaco wonderkid and Alexis Sanchez this summer but PSG making big moves to land the Chilean could focus minds on Mbappe
MANCHESTER CITY will move again for Monaco whizz-kid Kylian Mbappe if they fail to beat Paris Saint-Germain to Alexis Sanchez.
Goal report that the Chilean was Pep Guardiola’s main attacking target this summer as he looks to challenge Chelsea for the title.
From being confident of luring Arsenal’s talisman, City are now bracing themselves to be trumped by the French giants for the second time in a matter of weeks.
PSG beat City to Dani Alves after Guardiola thought he was going to be reunited with his former Barcelona full-back.
City are up against PSG for Sanchez – and have to convince the Gunners to sell their best player to a Premier League rival.
Sanchez has a year left on his contract and there is no sign he wants to extend his stay at the Emirates.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has insisted Sanchez has not asked to leave and last season’s top scorer is not for sale.
Wenger said: “He has not asked to leave. PSG cannot get Sanchez, so they are going for Neymar.
“I have made it clear a few times — my stance is that Sanchez is not for sale.
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“We are in a strong financial situation so want to keep our best players.”
If Pep does lose out on Sanchez, City could have the edge over PSG for Mbappe as Monaco have stated they will not sell any of their players to a Ligue 1 rival.
However, City have been quoted a world transfer record fee of £110million for the French teenager who hit 24 goals last season, a price they are reluctant to pay.
City and Real Madrid have been trying for months to convince the forward to join them.
It has led to Monaco publicly warning clubs about alleged illegal approaches to their player.
Despite the huge funds available Pep is still looking to raise money by shipping players out.
Kelechi Iheanacho is close to joining Leicester City for around £20m and Nolito returned to Spain with an £8m move to Sevilla.
Joe Hart has moved to West Ham on loan which could turn into a permanent deal with Aleksander Kolarov moving to Roma.
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