Man City now eyeing ‘phenomenal’ star after £67m price drop, journalist makes 'inevitable' claim

Speaking to Canale 8, as transcribed by Sport Witness and Tutto Napoli, journalist Antonio Giordano of Corriere dello Sport has shared a Manchester City transfer update involving old flame Fabian Ruiz.

City fans will remember the Napoli midfielder being linked with a move to Eastlands as far back as two years ago.

Indeed, according to reports at the time, Pep Guardiola and sporting director Txiki Begiristain were very keen on signing Ruiz with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis going on to issue his exact demands to the press.

As City eyed both the Spaniard and colossal defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli in 2020, De Laurentiis openly stated he would only consider selling either of his star assets for €100 million (£83m).

Nearly 24 months on, with the player’s deal running out in 2023, it now appears the Serie A side will let Ruiz go for much less as reports suggest Napoli now value him at around £16m.

As his price drops by a whopping £67m, City and Guardiola are allegedly back in the frame.

As per Italian reporter Giordano (via SW), Guardiola is personally eyeing Ruiz again alongside the likes of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Newcastle and Arsenal.

He also says that an ‘inevitable’ auction will be triggered for the Spain international ‘in two months’ as Ruiz enters the final year of his Napoli contract.

City’s depth, particularly in midfield, is nothing short of extraordinary with Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne all able to play either side of Fernandinho or Rodri in the middle of the park.

This isn’t even counting central-midfield youngsters like James McAtee who have emerged from City’s academy ranks recently with huge promise.

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