Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodri remains Manchester City's number one target to replace Fernandinho at Manchester City, but the club have contingency plans in place should they fail to sign him.
The Citizens have spent frequently and decisively in recent years, but the club-record signing of Riyad Mahrez last summer was the sole deal in an otherwise quiet period of transfer activity by their big-spending standards.
A couple of others names are now surfacing as alternatives to Rodri (Marcos Llorente and Ndombele, to be specific). To be honest, it reminds me of last summer when Lemina and Kovacic were suddenly said to be on the radar.