Man City leading race for 17-year-old Brazilian starlet Savio as Pep Guardiola ‘launches £5m bid to Atletico Mineiro’
MANCHESTER CITY have made an offer to sign Brazilian wonderkid Savio from Atletico Mineiro, according to reports.
City signed Argentinian youngster Julian Alvarez last month and it appears Pep Guardiola is set to get another promising South American addition to his squad.
Savio, 17, has caught the eye in his 23 appearances for Atletico Mineiro and the Premier League leaders have submitted a £5million bid to sign him, reports transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.
If the winger signs for City he could reportedly be loaned out to PSV – Alvarez was also immediately loaned back to River Plate after signing.
Guardiola’s men could face a late battle to sign Savio, however, with Arsenal also believed to be interested.
The Red Bull Group are also considering a move having had success with signings young players in the past – most notably Erling Haaland and Timo Werner.
According to Romano the group has made contact to sign Savio, who could possibly join RB Salzburg as a replacement for Karim Adeyemi.
Adeyemi has been heavily linked with a move away – Liverpool, Barcelona and Inter Milan have all been credited with an interest.
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But the forward is said to want to follow Haaland’s footsteps by joining Borussia Dortmund.
Savio faces a big task to break into the City first-team – even Riyad Mahrez has been in and out of the side this season despite being top scorer.
But if he impresses on loan he could find a way into the squad – though Guardiola usually prefers to develop youngsters in-house, as he has with Phil Foden and Cole Palmer.
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