According to Calciomercato, Manchester City ‘continue to court’ Leonardo Bonucci as Pep Guardiola wants to bolster his defence. Juventus won’t entertain any offers for the £16.2m-rated 33-year-old, however, as they have ‘no intention’ of selling such an important player.
Guardiola wanted to sign Bonucci in 2016 but ended up settling for John Stones from Everton, the 2017/18 campaign saw City sign Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao, and the 2020/21 season saw them bring in Nathan Ake from Bournemouth and Ruben Dias from Benfica.
So does Pep really need another centre-back with Stones, Laporte, Dias, Ake and Eric Garcia at his disposal?