Manchester City is going through a 2024-2025 particularly difficult season under the direction of Pep Guardiola, marked by a series of unprecedented counter-performance since its arrival in 2016. The club experienced a dark period with up to nine defeats in twelve games in all competitions, an early elimination in the Champions League against Real Madrid, and a fierce struggle for a place in the Champions League. The injuries of key players like Rodri, Kevin de Bruyne and Kyle Walker weakened the team, while executives like Ederson and Bernardo Silva display a level below their usual standards. Guardiola himself has recognized that this season is the most trying of his career, stressing the difficulty of maintaining excellence after years of success. Faced with this situation, a major overhaul of the workforce is envisaged for the summer of 2025, orchestrated by the new sports director Hugo Viana.
The departure of Kyle Walker on loan to AC Milan seems to mark the end of his adventure at the Cityzens. Kevin de Bruyne, whose contract expires in June 2025, attracted the interest of clubs like Naples and Neom in Saudi Arabia, while his departure from the club has already been formalized. Goalkeeper Ederson, also on the departure with Saudi clubs after him, could be replaced – the club already exploring tracks to strengthen this position, notably Vanja Milinković -Savić, Michele Di Gregorio, but especially Diogo Costa, as we revealed to you exclusively. Other players like Bernardo Silva, John Stones and Jack Grenish are also affected by this wave of departures. This transition aims to inject new blood into the team and open a new chapter for Manchester City.
An agreement with Savona but …
If several projects seem to be launching in several positions, the right rear appears as one of the most important for Manchester City. Indeed, despite the emergence of Rico Lewis, the leaders are well determined to welcome new nuggets in this position in order to strengthen the right side of the Pep Guardiola system. According to our information, the Mancunian management has a verbal agreement with the young Italian right back, Nicolò Savona (22 years old), who plays in Juventus. Trained in Bianconere schools, number 37 of the Piedmontese club has a great individual season, to the point of having been summoned by Luciano Spalletti in the national selection, during the international break in November. Born in Aosta, Savona shared her time between football and skiing from an early age, before joining the Juventus training center at the age of 8. He continued his training with Juventus Next Gen, impressive so much that Thiago Motta was convinced enough to give him a chance in Serie A. This season, he played 26 matches (including 17 as a holder), scored two goals and delivered 1 assist with the Bianconeri.
Italy: Nicolò Savona and Pietro Comuzzo, the two new finds of Luciano Spalletti
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According to our indiscretions, Manchester City would continue to discuss with the entourage of the player in order to agree on the terms of the contract. The 22 -year -old, who appears on the list of profiles sought by the Cityzens, is motivated at the idea of joining the span of the Etihad Stadium. Nevertheless, according to our information, the Brazilian right side, Wesley (21), is always the preferential choice of City leaders. He has already given his approval to join Manchester City, but negotiations with Flamengo, as part of his transfer, are not yet complete. In addition, the second choice of Cityzens is called Tino Livramento (22 years old) from Newcastle. In this file, the main discord resides on the amount that the managers of the Magpies would be likely to demand to give in their English right side. This domino effect concerning Wesley and Livramento therefore pushed Manchester City to set his sights on Nicolò Savona, a young Italian talent who continues to emerge in Italy. Case to follow.
