Ferran Torres to complete Man City transfer after medical with Nathan Ake set to follow next week
FERRAN TORRES is just the start as Manchester City begin to flex their muscles once again.
The Valencia winger will become City’s first signing of the summer when he puts the finishing touches to his move in Barcelona today.
City’s initial £20.8million deal is likely to kick off a busy summer in the transfer market at the Etihad.
Torres should officially be a City player this week although, due to the coronavirus, he will not be landing in England for a while.
Instead, the 20-year-old wide man is heading to Catalonia, to undergo a medical and sign the forms.
But when he does finally make it to Manchester next month, he will not be the only new kid in town.
A £41m price has also already been agreed with Bournemouth for Dutch centre-back Nathan Ake.
He is currently on holiday but the Cherries expect things to be finalised within the next week.
Just eight days ago, City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain said he hoped to move quickly to secure the club’s targets.
Yet nobody expected two deals to be done quite this quickly and their summer rebuilding plans are by no means finished.
Pep Guardiola would ideally like a top-class centre-back to partner Aymeric Laporte next season.
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is at the top of their wanted list but City have had problems with the Italian side and their outspoken owner Aurelio de Laurentiis in the past.
The £80m asking price for a 29-year-old is also likely to be a stumbling block, so alternatives are being lined up.
Ideally, they would like to keep young defender Eric Garcia despite Barcelona’s efforts to take the 19-year-old back to the Nou Camp.
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