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Both Real Madrid and Man City are well placed for a title tilt in their domestic leagues with a third of their games left to play, and also hold the advantage going into the second legs of the Champions League Round of 16.
For any player looking to move this summer, either club would represent an attractive proposition.
Given that it’s unlikely that both Los Blancos and the Cityzens would be looking at a fire sale, that would mean the odd studious buy here or there for specific positions.
Kyle Walker and Dani Carvajal are world class exponents in the right-back position for their respective employers, however, neither are getting any younger.
Walker will be 34 by the time the 2024/25 campaign gets underway, and Carvajal will be 33 midway through next season.
It’s perhaps with that in mind that both clubs are apparently targeting the services of a former marauding Real Madrid right-back.
According to various reports cited by Fichajes, the pair of European giants are targeting 25-year-old Achraf Hakimi this summer.
The Moroccan international who currently plies his trade with Paris Saint-Germain, played at the Santiago Bernabeu between 2017-2020, but also spent the vast majority of his youth career at Real.
Not forgetting he was born in Madrid too.
However, with the club looking to acquire Hakimi’s current club colleague, Kylian Mbappe, this summer too, their funds might be stretched, thus allowing Man City free reign for a player whose demands they could easily meet.
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Exclusive: Man City star “remains appreciated” as transfer target for Champions League giants, says expert
Manchester City attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva is still appreciated by Paris Saint-Germain after they and Barcelona showed an interest in him in last summer’s transfer window.
That’s according to Fabrizio Romano, who spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside about this for his latest Daily Briefing column, suggesting that it’s still too early to know for sure if Silva will be on PSG’s radar again this year.
The Portugal international has been a star player for Man City down the years, and it wouldn’t be at all surprising if the club tried their best to keep him for as long as possible.
Still, with Kylian Mbappe set to leave PSG on a free transfer at the end of the season, one imagines there’ll be plenty of changes at the French club this summer, and a big name like Silva could be just the signing they need to kick-start a new era at the Parc des Princes.
“PSG are now set to plan for the future without Mbappe, but it’s not yet clear precisely what that will look like, even if there will inevitably be plenty of rumours and links with big names,” the transfer news expert said.
“Bernardo Silva of Manchester City is one name we’ve certainly seen linked with PSG a lot, and it’s normal because he’s a fantastic player. We also know that PSG and Barcelona wanted Bernardo last summer. Still, in the end Man City decided to offer him new deal as he’s crucial for Pep Guardiola.
“As I wrote here two days ago, PSG have not decided yet the top top targets for the summer; Bernardo remains appreciated but it’s still early to say if they’re going to go strong for the Portuguese playmaker again or if they will have different priorities this time.”
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