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Manchester City remain the slight title favourites at the moment, while they also have an FA Cup final against rivals Manchester United to look forward to again. As ever, the standards have been really high at City this season, so how do they improve on this squad for the summer?
My understanding at the moment is that midfield will be an important area to improve in the summer for Manchester City, this is the plan. They still like Lucas Paqueta of West Ham, but he’s not the only name on the list. And then also Brazilian youngster Savio will do the pre-season with Manchester City, so it will be an important opportunity for him after his spell at fellow City Group club Girona.
I’m also aware that a former City player making headlines has been Ilkay Gundogan. However, I can confirm that it’s not true that Gundogan’s Barcelona future is in doubt – he is not considering anything at this point. Gundogan remains a crucial player for Barca, Xavi is very happy with him.
I would also say it’s important to clarify that there have not been any major issues between Gundogan and his Barca teammates – Gundogan and Ronald Araujo had a public exchange of words, but they have clarified the situation between them so the topic is absolutely over.
Despite reports, it’s not true that Antonio Conte has offered himself to Chelsea. There are no advanced talks with English clubs – it’s absolutely not true. We know Conte is open to new opportunities, and Napoli could be a possibility, but it’s not something done or agreed at all, so let’s see what Napoli will decide to do.
Conte is waiting for an opportunity, he’s looking around Europe, but he will only go for a job when he feels it is the right opportunity for himself. There is no truth to him offering himself to Chelsea.
There have also been stories about Ruben Amorim and Chelsea, but as I always said, they will take their time to…
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