Manchester City have not made a move for Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez amid claims that a bid of £78 million (€85m/$99m) has been rejected.
Pep Guardiola urgently wants to bring in a new right-sided centre-back before the transfer window closes on October 5 after failing to replace Vincent Kompany last summer.
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said the Liga giants had received the offer from City, but wanted to keep the defender, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
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"We did receive the offer," he told El Transistor .