Manchester City are open to waiting until the end of August to land a new midfielder but Pep Guardiola claimed that the Premier League champions will refuse to be held to ransom.
Julian Alvarez is on the verge of completing a switch to Atletico Madrid, worth up to £82million, and his imminent departure has left an available slot in Guardiola’s thin squad.
But with a wealth of talent in attacking areas, City’s need is for a more defensively able midfielder capable of supplementing Rodri and options are scarce.