Manchester City 'have £30m bid for Marc Cucurella rejected... and will walk away if Brighton don't lower their £50m asking price for the Spanish left back, with more talks expected in coming days'

Brighton & Hove Albion have rejected Manchester City's opening offer for full-back Marc Cucurella, according to reports.

The two clubs entered into negotiations after Arsenal secured the services of Oleksandr Zinchenko for around £32million.

Cucurella is currently valued at £50m, but Manchester City are looking to sign the highly-rated defender for a discounted price.

According to The Athletic, Pep Guardiola's side submitted an opening bid of £30m for the 23-year-old defender.

However, Brighton & Hove Albion rejected their offer as they believe Cucurella is worth at least £50m.