RB Leipzig winger Dani Olmo has poured cold water on speculation linking him with a move to Manchester City, insisting he is happy with the German side.
City have been linked with the Spanish international as Pep Guardiola eyes a replacement for Riyad Mahrez. The Algerian international left for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli in a £30million deal last month.
Mahrez's exit has left a hole in the City squad, with Guardiola eyeing multiple options to replace him. Links with Olmo surfaced earlier this week, but the 25-year-old insists there is 'nothing' to the speculation and that he is happy at Leipzig.
“There is nothing!" Olmo told BILD of the rumours. "I’m fully focused on the task in Leipzig, the Bundesliga, the Champions League and the cup.
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"Man City are a big club — one of the biggest in the world. Josko [Gvardiol] went there. But I’m happy here."
City have already done business with Leipzig this summer, agreeing a £77.5million deal for defender Josko Gvardiol. The German side have lost countless players to the Premier League in recent years and manager Marco Rose gave a blunt response when asked about the rumours again last week.
“There are too many rumours," he admitted after his side beat Bayern Munich in the Super Cup. "At some points it's enough.
“We lost many players in the end I need a team to play football with. As far as Olmo to City goes, I could say ‘never ever’ but I won’t say it.”
City's priority target has been Lucas Paqueta, but any move for the West Ham star has been stalled amid an investigation into unusual betting in Brazil. The FA and FIFA are looking into bets centred around the midfielder getting booked.
Paqueta insists he has not
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