Manchester City are interested in signing Vanja Milinković-Savić from Serie A side Torino in the summer transfer window, as per a new report.
The Premier League champions are set to witness a major shift in guard when several first-team stars depart the club in the summer after Pep Guardiola’s most underwhelming league campaign in charge of the Blues since he was appointed manager in 2016.
City remain in the running to go all the way in the FA Cup ahead of a semi-final tie with Nottingham Forest at Wembley, with seven Premier League games left to secure a place in the top five and secure UEFA Champions League football for the 2025-26 campaign.
Kevin De Bruyne announced last week he will be leaving City at the end of the season and the Belgium international’s exit will mark the beginning of a long summer ahead for the 2023 treble winners, who saw incoming sporting director Hugo Viana officially begin work this week.
Viana is set to take over from Txiki Begiristain in the summer, though the latter is believed to have postponed his formal departure from the Etihad Stadium until the end of the summer transfer window to aid his heir with the transition.
City have a set of huge decisions to make on the future(s) of senior first-team players, starting in goal with Ederson and Stefan Ortega Moreno both linked with potential exits at the end of the season after a frustrating campaign between the sticks for the shotstopper duo.
Ederson is understood to have pushed for a move to the Saudi Pro League last summer but a transfer failed to materialise and with the Brazilian’s current deal in Manchester expiring in 2026, this summer will be the ideal time for City to cash in on the former Benfica man.
Ortega Moreno fuelled speculation around his future after refusing to rule out a possible departure from Manchester City at the end of the season whilst on international duty with the Germany National Team in March.
According to Tuttosport, whose information has been relayed by Sport Witness, Manchester City have added Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić to their list of possible goalkeeper signings in the summer transfer window.
The 28-year-old spent two years during his youth career with Manchester United and with his contract at Torino expiring next summer, the Italian side could look to cash in on the Serbian unless a clause to extend his contract for a further year is exercised.
Torino are understood to be willing to ...
