Josko Gvardiol: Manchester City are in advanced talks with RB Leipzig for the transfer of the Croatian defender – Sky Sports

Manchester City are in advanced talks with RB Leipzig to sign central defender Josko Gvardiol.

Sky Sports news understands, however, that the champions have yet to make a formal bid.

RB sporting director Max Eberl has confirmed that the clubs are in talks.

He also told local media Leipziger Volkszeitung: “Josko and his advisers have given us the desire to move to Manchester City.”

Gvardiol is a left-footed Croatian international center back coveted by a number of top clubs.

Chelsea and Tottenham both wanted to sign him last year.

Charting the rise of Leipzig defender Gvardiol

From a goal-scoring display of his talents to a humiliation at the Etihad, Josko Gvardiol’s two encounters with Manchester City in the Champions League last season couldn’t have been more different.

In the first leg of their round of 16, the man in the mask for Croatia at the World Cup showed why, at just 21 years old, he is one of the world’s highest-rated young defenders and coveted by Europe’s top clubs. His mature defensive performance was capped by a towering header to level the German club.

Three weeks later, RB Leipzig were thrashed 7-0 in Manchester, with no answer to the power of five-goal Erling Haaland. It was a cathartic experience for Gvardiol. But maybe one that will help him get to the top of the game.

It certainly doesn’t seem to have tarnished his standing in the eyes of his suitors.

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