As Fernandinho’s contract runs down, Manchester City are expected to be linked with a host of defensive-midfielders as potential replacements should the 35-year-old’s deal not be renewed beyond this summer.
City are believed to have Ismael Bennacer, Denis Zakaria, Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot and Douglas Luiz on their radar, but one other player they should consider is Fabian Ruiz.
TransferMarketWeb said last week that the 24-year-old was being monitored by the Premier League leaders, but they may have Real Madrid for competition.