Marc Cucurella left out of Brighton squad to face Espanyol after submitting transfer request amid interest from Manchester City
- Marc Cucurella was left out of the Brighton squad to face Espanyol
- Cucurella submitted a transfer request amid interest from Manchester City
- City have offered around £35m but Brighton are demanding over £50m
Marc Cucurella was left out of Brighton‘s squad to face Espanyol on Saturday after putting in a transfer request.
The 24-year-old has been given time off after Brighton rejected Manchester City‘s latest bid for him and refused to engage in further negotiations unless City meet their £50million plus valuation. Cucurella and City believe the valuation is unrealistic.
City have offered around £35m and were willing to push to £40m but that is not good enough for Brighton who value left-back Cucurella highly.
Marc Cucurella was left out of Brighton’s squad for their game against Espanyol on Saturday
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Pep Guardiola wants to sign Cucurella but Manchester City feel Brighton’s valuation is too high
Cucurella’s Premier League experience makes him an appealing option for City, but Brighton’s valuation of him is proving to be a stumbling block.
Having sold Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal, City are on the lookout for a signing at left-back.
City are now considering other options such as Borna Sosa at Stuttgart.
A Croatia international, Sosa joined Stuttgart from Dinamo Zagreb in 2018.
Meanwhile, Stoke City are leading the chase to take Manchester City striker Liam Delap on loan. City have a number of offers for the 19-year-old and rejected a bid worth £20m from Southampton.
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City are now considering alternative options to Cucurella, such as Borna Sosa at Stuttgart
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Stoke City are leading the chase to sign Manchester City striker Liam Delap on loan
They are considering the best course of action this week as with highly-rated midfielder James McAtee. Delap’s father Rory was a a crowd favourite at Stoke.
Delap has made six senior appearances for City so far, scoring once.
He has been prolific at Under-23 level, finding the net 35 times in 36 appearances.
So far in this transfer window Pep Guardiola’s side have signed Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips and Stefan Ortega.
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